Ubuntu
screen package

  1. Bug #574773
  2. Comment #12

Comment 12 for bug 574773

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Chuck Frain (chuckfrain-deactivatedaccount) wrote : Re: Cannot make directory '/var/run/screen': Permission denied (convert init to upstart)

I'm not sure if this will help but when I see this issue it is always after a system reboot. I have not seen this occur from a power on boot.