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[Alberto Salvia Novella <es20490446e@xxxxxxxxx>]

** Package changed: gnome-screensaver (Ubuntu) => unity (Ubuntu)

** Also affects: unity
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Triaged

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Title:
  Screensaver isn't triggered right after the first boot

Status in Unity:
  New
Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Hi all, as previously posted on Ubuntu-Bugsquad ML:

  I noticed that on a fresh boot the screensaver will not be triggered,
  may be because no user is already logged so there's no such policy
  enabled.[0]

  Now, the downside of this behaviour is that computers turned on and
  awaiting for users to be logged in will stay indefinitely with their
  monitors/screens on, wasting energy and degrading the hardware.

  Nowadays it's a common practice in public institutions and companies
  to shut down every device that's not running any critical service
  mostly for two big reasons: a. security measures and b. to cut energy
  and hardware waste to save money.

  The problem is that on next morning when staff turns on the systems
  again the machines will keep their screens on all the time until
  coworkers or general public - like on a public library - arrives.

  I could think of several workarounds like adding a cron job or even
  something simpler, an 'at' command to every /etc/rc.local to instruct
  to `xset -display :0 dpms force off' at a given time to ensure the
  monitors will be properly off after system boot until users arrive,
  but I would prefer to stay away from any non-necessary hack if there's
  an official, supported way to do this.

  Thank you very much!

  [0] I'm guessing here, I'm not familiarized with Ubuntu's internals...

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-23.45-generic 3.13.8
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-23-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
   
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
  CompositorRunning: compiz
  CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
  CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Sun Apr  6 07:48:35 2014
  DistUpgraded: Fresh install
  DistroCodename: trusty
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
  GraphicsCard:
   Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0046] (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:163d]
   Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Madison [Mobility Radeon HD 5650/5750 / 6530M/6550M] [1002:68c1] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:163d]
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-03-17 (20 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20140315)
  MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-23-generic root=UUID=14188451-0e78-4324-aa27-474fd4351293 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: xorg
  Symptom: display
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 11/07/2011
  dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  dmi.bios.version: F.29
  dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
  dmi.board.name: 163D
  dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  dmi.board.version: 65.38
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  dmi.chassis.version: N/A
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.29:bd11/07/2011:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliondv7NotebookPC:pvr0588120000242B20010020100:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn163D:rvr65.38:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrN/A:
  dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC
  dmi.product.version: 0588120000242B20010020100
  dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11+14.04.20140328-0ubuntu1
  version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.52-1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.1.0-4ubuntu1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.1.0-4ubuntu1
  version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.0-1ubuntu7
  version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.3.0-1ubuntu3
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2
  xserver.bootTime: Sun Apr  6 05:54:41 2014
  xserver.configfile: default
  xserver.errors: RADEON(G0): [XvMC] Failed to initialize extension.
  xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
  xserver.outputs:
   product id                                 634 
   vendor                                     LGD
  xserver.version: 2:1.15.0-1ubuntu7

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