Re: trouble with lock screen

[Stephen Allen <marathon durandal gmail com>]

On Wed, Mar 09, 2016 at 02:24:57PM -0500, Garrett Mitchener wrote:
> Hi, I use Gnome with Fedora 23. I'm having a lot of trouble with the
> lock screen. I assume gnome-shell is the correct component to ask
> about?
>
> I'm running Gnome using X, not Wayland.
>
> The problem is that sometimes, after the screen locks, it doesn't
> respond to mouse clicks or key strokes. The "shield" layer won't go
> away no matter where I click or what key I press. It doesn't show a
> place to type a password. It displays a clock, but it's frozen and
> doesn't update. There are a couple of icons in the upper right corner,
> but they don't respond to the mouse or any keys.
>
> This is obviously very frustrating and I can't use Gnome if this continues.

Same thing has been happening to me on Debian SID too. Very frustrating
because it goes away, for a short time, when a regression seems to
bring it back. Gnome-Shell 3.18.2 using XOrg not Wayland.