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[Julien Olivier <julo42@xxxxxxxxx>]

> Could you describe your user scenario? Do you use autologin or enter a
password on boot? In which case do you want to see the screen locked and
which cases not?

My laptop is used all-day long for work. When I start working on the
morning, I log in through GDM with a password. Then I start working...
When I need a pause, or just don't need my laptop for a while, I just
suspend it (whether by closing the lid, through the menu, or by letting
it idle for long enough). When I come back, I don't want to be bothered
with the password (I work alone at home). Then, when my day of work is
finished, I log out (or even shutdown) so that my session can't be
messed up by anyone until I start working again the next morning.

I understand it might be an uncommon scenario, and that's why I like the
fact that GNOME has an option for that.

Now, I would understand perfectly if, for simplicty sake, this was made not to be configurable, but, then, here are the things that would be needed:
 - The lock session option in g-c-c should be removed
 - The password should never be asked when auto-login is used
 - The password should always be asked when auto-login is not used
 - Auto-login should work flawlessly in lightdm, gdm, xdm etc... (in Oneiric, GDM auto-login didn't work...)

And, more importantly, that's the kind of thing that should ideally be
discussed and fixed upstream ;)

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/869765

Title:
  Screen locked on lid close, suspend, user switch

Status in “gnome-settings-daemon” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “gnome-settings-daemon” source package in Precise:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  If I suspend my laptop by closing the lid, I get a password prompt
  when I open it again. This doesn't occur when I suspend using the
  gnome-shell "suspend" menu entry.

  For information, this happens when running a gnome-shell session. I
  have disabled "lock screen" in the "screen" settings. This used to
  work perfectly until very recently (probably after one of my daily
  oneiric upgrades).

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