What version of screen are you running?
$ dpkg -l | grep "screen.*terminal"
On all of my Ubuntu installations (Hardy, Intrepid, Jaunty),
/var/run/screen/ is 775, owned by root:utmp.
It seems to have been packaged that way for a very long time now...
:-Dustin
** Changed in: screen (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Incomplete
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'screen' fails to launch with directory permissions problem
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/298414
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