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[Andrew Betts <andrew.betts@xxxxxxxx>]

I am using Oneiric Ocelot.

The bug you mention seems to be not related to gnome-screensaver. This
bug is in gnome-screensaver.

I have had to peg my version as subsequent updates still contain the
bug. I have looked at 3.2.0-0ubuntu1 and I see nothing patched that
would fix this bug. (see my patch)

Incidentally.. It is trivially easy to demonstrate this bug if you have 10+ minutes available to not use your computer.
1) Set Screen Saver 'Turn Off After' to 1 minute.
2) Set Screen Saver Lock On, Lock Screen After 1 hour.
3) Leave computer for 10 minutes. (Or any duration less than 1 hour but greater than 60 + 480 seconds. )
4) Return to computer.
5) Note screen is locked.

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/859396

Title:
  gnome-screensaver locks after approx 10 minutes  even if user settings
  are specify longer

Status in “gnome-screensaver” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  After setting a screen lock timeout of, for example, 1 hour the screen
  still locks after approx 10 minutes.

  Looking at the code it appears gnome-screensaver puts an upper bound
  on the lock timeout of 480 seconds (8 minutes), so user preferences of
  1 hour will not function as expected.

  I see no reason for an upper bound of 8 minutes, and this contradicts
  the available options anyway.

  I have built a fixed version in my PPA: https://launchpad.net/~andrew-
  betts/+archive/misc

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