Bug#536653: gnome-screensaver: screen saver does not come on after idle time

[Takis Diakoumis]

Package: gnome-screensaver
Version: 2.26.1-1
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable

i have the screen saver set to trigger after 1 min (have tried other
times too) it simply does not come on. it can be activated using the
panel applet and it works fine. problem is only that it does not come on
when the idle time is reached. the daemon is starting and running as
expected. i also ran it form a terminal after killing the 'original'
daemon as follows:

gnome-screensaver --no-daemon --debug

the screen saver again did not trigger. the result of the above is
below:

takisd at fitter:~> gnome-screensaver --no-daemon --debug
[gs_debug_init] gs-debug.c:106 (17:04:09):	 Debugging enabled
[main] gnome-screensaver.c:87 (17:04:09):	 initializing
gnome-screensaver 2.26.1
[init_session_id] gs-listener-dbus.c:1986 (17:04:09):	 Got
session-id: /org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session1
[gs_fade_init] gs-fade.c:689 (17:04:09):	 Fade type: 2

** (gnome-screensaver:10078): WARNING **: Failed to get session presence
proxy: Could not get owner of name 'org.gnome.SessionManager': no such
name
[gs_watcher_set_active] gs-watcher-x11.c:275 (17:04:09):	 turning
watcher: ON
[listener_dbus_handle_system_message] gs-listener-dbus.c:1411
(17:04:09):	 obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus
interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameAcquired destination=:1.70
[listener_dbus_handle_system_message] gs-listener-dbus.c:1411
(17:04:09):	 obj_path=(null) interface=(null) method=(null)
destination=:1.70
[listener_dbus_handle_system_message] gs-listener-dbus.c:1411
(17:04:09):	 obj_path=(null) interface=(null) method=(null)
destination=:1.70
[listener_dbus_handle_system_message] gs-listener-dbus.c:1411
(17:04:09):	 obj_path=(null) interface=(null) method=(null)
destination=:1.70
[listener_dbus_handle_system_message] gs-listener-dbus.c:1411
(17:04:09):	 obj_path=(null) interface=(null) method=(null)
destination=:1.70
[on_bg_changed] gs-manager.c:948 (17:04:09):	 background changed

i wasn't really sure the best way to debug this one. please contact if
there is another way i can assist in debugging this. ...also, this was
noted just after i upgraded using testing gnome-screensaver (2.24.1-2
+b1) to 2.26.1-1.

thanks

-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.29.4-t61-1 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_AU.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_AU.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages gnome-screensaver depends on:
ii  dbus-x11                     1.2.14-3    simple interprocess
messaging syst
ii  gconf2                       2.26.2-1    GNOME configuration
database syste
ii  gnome-icon-theme             2.26.0-1    GNOME Desktop icon theme
ii  libc6                        2.9-12      GNU C Library: Shared
libraries
ii  libcairo2                    1.8.6-2+b1  The Cairo 2D vector
graphics libra
ii  libdbus-1-3                  1.2.14-3    simple interprocess
messaging syst
ii  libdbus-glib-1-2             0.80-4      simple interprocess
messaging syst
ii  libgconf2-4                  2.26.2-1    GNOME configuration
database syste
ii  libgl1-mesa-glx [libgl1]     7.0.3-7     A free implementation of
the OpenG
ii  libglade2-0                  1:2.6.4-1   library to load .glade
files at ru
ii  libglib2.0-0                 2.20.1-2    The GLib library of C
routines
ii  libgnome-desktop-2-11        2.26.1-1    Utility library for
loading .deskt
ii  libgnome-menu2               2.26.1-2    an implementation of the
freedeskt
ii  libgnomekbd3                 2.26.0-1    GNOME library to manage
keyboard c
ii  libgtk2.0-0                  2.16.1-2    The GTK+ graphical user
interface 
ii  libnotify1 [libnotify1-gtk2. 0.4.5-1     sends desktop notifications
to a n
ii  libpam0g                     1.0.1-9     Pluggable Authentication
Modules l
ii  libpango1.0-0                1.24.0-3+b1 Layout and rendering of
internatio
ii  libx11-6                     2:1.2.1-1   X11 client-side library
ii  libxext6                     2:1.0.4-1   X11 miscellaneous extension
librar
ii  libxklavier12                3.9-1       X Keyboard Extension
high-level AP
ii  libxxf86misc1                1:1.0.1-3   X11 XFree86 miscellaneous
extensio
ii  libxxf86vm1                  1:1.0.2-1   X11 XFree86 video mode
extension l

Versions of packages gnome-screensaver recommends:
ii  gnome-power-manager           2.24.4-2   power management tool for
the GNOM
ii  libpam-gnome-keyring          2.26.1-1   PAM module to unlock the
GNOME key
ii  rss-glx                       0.8.2-1    Really Slick Screensavers
GLX Port

Versions of packages gnome-screensaver suggests:
pn  xscreensaver-data             <none>     (no description available)

-- no debconf information