*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 160264 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160264
I think you are right, it is the same bug. It seems to happen if a
window pops up while the display with X on it is not selected. The
window popping up in this case is the password box on resume from
I can confirm the problem being reported for VNC. The solution is this:
In your ~/.vnc/xstartup file put the following:
#!/bin/sh
vncconfig -iconic
eval `dbus-launch --sh-syntax --exit-with-session`
gnome-session
Then chmod 744 xstartup, and your problem should be fixed. Again, this
only