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The lock screen lets a user lock the currently-running session behind a password screen. This screen may either be blank or show a screensaver until mouse or keyboard activity is detected.

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How do I change the length of time the lock screen appears for?

When my screen is locked and I then reawaken it, by moving the mouse or pressing the keyboard, the password entry screen appears. How can I change the amount of time that is taken before the password entry screen turns off? To be specific: I lock…
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Two lock screens when unlocking my computer

Probably I installed something, but I don't know what it is... Since then, I have to type my password twice in two different lock screens. If I lock the computer (CTRL-ALT-L), then I have to give the password only once, in the default(?) Ubuntu lock…
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When my screen is locked, will running processes/internet connection be halted?

Sometimes I leave my PC doing other stuff while running an upgrade or downloading big files, Syncing my Dropbox, or something like that. After 10mins or so, my screen is locked (which I like). I just wanted to know if running processes or the…
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Why does my Ubuntu 17.10 lock screen show "file 2 new notifications"

When I move my mouse or hit enter to wake up Ubuntu the lock screen shows "files: 2 new notifications" and "Backups: 1 new notification" but after I enter my password there are no notifications to be found. Where are these notifications to be found?…
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Disable lock screen in 17.10?

In 17.10 I've looked in Settings->Privacy, Screen Lock is off. In Power Blank Screen is off. Yet after some minutes of inactivity the screen just doesn't turn off, a lock screen appears that needs the mouse to pull up. This is a PC in my house,…
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Does locking affect running processes?

I would like to run the updates available to my Ubuntu device with the built-in Software Updater application, but I would like to lock my system for the time of the update for security reasons. (Others can physically access my computer.) I would…
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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS often get a black screen with mouse cursor when trying to resume from lock screen.

Updated from 11.10 to 12.04 after fresh install, often the lock screen will give me a black screen with a mouse cursor instead of the usual. This occurs most often while the Ubuntu software center is open or left unattended for a long period of…
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How can I put the display to sleep on screen lock?

When I invoke the "Lock Screen" action, is there a way to have the monitor go to sleep instantly? I'm aware of the power management setting to turn off the display after a set amount of time, but I want this to happen immediately. I'm hoping there…
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Where can I change the automatic lock screen preference?

I'm using ubuntu in a VM, so, I leave it idle from time to time. When I go back obviously the screen is locked, but I would like to configure the idle time for something around 10 minutes. Where can I do this?
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Ubuntu 18.04 will not stop blanking screen

This was a problem in 17.10 and it's carried over to 18.04 and at this point it's driving me nuts. My screen keeps blanking after one minute of idle. I cannot even read articles. In Gnome settings, Privacy > Lock screen is off, and I've set Power >…
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Is there an alternative to the default lock-screen?

I have a tablet PC that I'm running oneric on. One thing I don't like is that the default lock screen requires you to enter a password. Since this is a tablet, this means that it either needs to be connected to a keyboard, or I have to figure out…
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Ubuntu 11.04 hangs when try to resume from screen lock.

Sometimes if I lock my Ubuntu 11.04 screen, when I try to resume my work.. I see my PC hangs. The black screen does not go off. I can not even see the password prompt screen. I have to restart the PC. The same thing happens with my PC and my…
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Only screen lock when on untrusted networks?

I want to pull off something similar to: http://www.xda-developers.com/smart-unlock-trusted-wifi/ Basically when I'm at home connected to my wifi/wired network, I don't want screen lock. When I'm anywhere else, I want an aggressive screen lock…
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How to show the login screen instead of the lock screen?

I want Ctrl+Alt+L and being idle to trigger dm-tool switch-to-greeter (goes to login screen) instead of lock screen I intend to replace every event where lockscreen would appear to show login screen(but still logged in) how do I do it?
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Suppress display of time on Ubuntu lock screen

I am new to Ubuntu. I just installed it as a VM on VirtualBox. Every time the screen locks, I see the time. I am trying to suppress the display of the time. According to this page, I have to edit /usr/share/gnome-shell/theme/ubuntu.css and set…
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