Thanks Diego for the information, I also got the feeling that the bug is linked to logind waiting for something from the network or usb (not sure).
I also wanted to add that this bug cause another annoyance : while I plug a USB storage key in, the system is blocked for a while : I can move the mouse, or change console, but I cannot click, change window, scroll, change workspace… until few minutes (duration vary). In syslog I got the same message as for the lock screen : systemd got paused for …. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1785964 Title: Unable to unlock the desktop session: systemd-logind: got pause for 13:69 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1785964/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp