I guess this is the key line in the log file: xscreensaver: 21:17:14: LOCK ClientMessage received; activating and locking.
Presumably something, such as ACPI, is asking xscreensaver to lock rather than activate? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xscreensaver in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1067140 Title: Closing laptop lid locks even with "lock: False" Status in “xscreensaver” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: If I close the lid of my laptop, then open it again, I find it asking for a password even though "lock: False" is set in ~/.xscreensaver (attached). The password window says "XScreenSaver 5.15". $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 12.10 Release: 12.10 $ apt-cache policy xscreensaver xscreensaver: Installed: 5.15-2ubuntu1 Candidate: 5.15-2ubuntu1 Version table: *** 5.15-2ubuntu1 0 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/universe i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status I appreciate that this bug might not actually be in xscreensaver. Perhaps something like ACPI is telling it to lock. If so, please re- assign this bug report to the correct package. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xscreensaver/+bug/1067140/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
