Re: Screen lock no longer asking for password

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On May 8, 2021, at 12:35, Adam Mercer <ramercer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Hi
> 
> I've noticed that a couple of days ago my screen has stopped locking,
> i.e. before then the screen would blank I'd need to reenter my
> password to resume using the machine but now it is just unlocked. In
> the settings the screen is set to blank after 5 minutes and lock
> immediately but I am never prompted for a password. Any ideas what
> could be going on here?
> 
> Could there be another process blanking the screen that is bypassing
> the screen lock?

Have you recently switched from using GDM to some other login manager?  I believe that GDM manages the Lock Screen on GNOME sessions.

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Jonathan Billings
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