Same happens now here in ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS. When the system locks, I'm logged out and all applications (programs) stop. This behaviour came after a reboot, so maybe any updated module may be the culprit. It seems that the gnome shell crashes. See attached syslog.
** Attachment added: "Screenshot from 2019-03-17 17-32-07.png" https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell/+bug/1721428/+attachment/5247073/+files/Screenshot%20from%202019-03-17%2017-32-07.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1721428 Title: Artful (17.10) Session logout after screen turned off To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell/+bug/1721428/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs