OK, The issue goes away if I remove the "Lock screen when screensaver is active" option from the Screensaver settings.
Apparently when the screen does lock, then the switch fails. If I switch users when the screen didn't get an opportunity to lock the screen then the switch succeeds. For the time being, I have the optioned turned off, but that's just a workaround... Stratos -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/798805 Title: Switching between users closes all applications To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm/+bug/798805/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs