Hmm, I don't follow the chain of events here. Ubuntu by default doesn't have a root password; if you've set one, that's fine, but it's probably a distraction here.
Can you describe what specifically happened? Thanks ** Information type changed from Private Security to Public Security -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-screensaver in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1808908 Title: Screen not locked when coming out of suspend/hibernate Status in gnome-screensaver package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Ubuntu 18.04.1 Just a few minutes ago, I typed the first character of my password, and the lock screen didn't change to the login screen. I typed the character again and nothing happened, so I pressed the spacebar to try to get the thing's attention. Then it unlocked. This is spooked me, so I restarted my laptop and tried logging in with a random string, and nothing happened. I logged in with my regular password and then promptly changed it. I tried unlocking my system with my old password, and it worked. However, the terminal only recognizes my new root password. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: gnome-screensaver (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-42.45-generic 4.15.18 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-42-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.5 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Mon Dec 17 23:10:46 2018 InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-09-15 (94 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426) ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gnome-screensaver Symptom: security Title: Screen not locked when coming out of suspend/hibernate UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screensaver/+bug/1808908/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
