Ubuntu
gnome-power-manager package

  1. Bug #255228
  2. Comment #19

Comment 19 for bug 255228

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MoarningSun (slowinthedark) wrote : Re: Disabling the suspend and hibernate locks via gconf-editor doesn't do anything (from Intrepid to Karmic included)

It appears that these problems are indeed not caused by a bug in gnome-power-manager. In my case, the lock only persists when using the Indicator-Applet-Session or Gnome-Do to initiate the suspend. Suspending with the Shut Down-applet or the dedicated sleep key on my notebook follows the gconf settings. The Indicator-Applet-Session completely bypasses the gnome-power-manager according to bug 501252 so it's logical the gconf setting has no effect. I suspect the same applies for Gnome-Do.

Workarounds that have worked for me are:

- disable screen lock altogether in gconf-editor > desktop > gnome > lockdown

- addressing to devicekit-power directly with the command:
dbus-send --print-reply --system --dest=org.freedesktop.DeviceKit.Power /org/freedesktop/DeviceKit/Power org.freedesktop.DeviceKit.Power.Suspend

I've put this last line in a bash script that I can execute quickly with Gnome-Do, so I'm satisfied for the moment.