How To Disable Lock Screen In Gnome

[tdockery97]

A common request on the forums is "How do I disable the screen lock following screensaver or resume from suspend?"

It's actually very simple and completely solves the problem. I've included a clickable thumbnail of a screenshot for each step, so here we go.

1. You need to open the gconfig editor by keying Alt-F2 and enter gconf-editor in the text box:


2. Next double-click on desktop to open the tree further:



3. Next double-click on gnome to open the tree further:


4. Click once on lockdown and you'll see selections in the right-hand window. Tick the disable_ lock_screen box, close gconf2 and you are done.

[zombie]

Why not simply: Preferences > Screensaver > Uncheck 'Lock screen when screensaver is active' ?
Works for me.

[tdockery97]

I've heard of several cases where that doesn't "stick". I've had installations where it happened to me as well. This way you cut it off at the source.

[TenBirds]

Thanks a lot!

That was extremely irritating.

[rafi]

Thanks tdockery97, but that actually doesn't work for me. I'm on a fresh install of Linux Mint 14. Upon boot, Mint logs on automatically, but not when coming back from suspend or hibernate, no matter what the tick setting that you suggest.

I also tried to edit gnome-power-manager setting as suggested elsewhere in this forum (http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=90&t=24051#p140671) but that key does not exist in my install. Also, preferences->screensaver does no longer exist.

Any ideas what could be the issue?

Thanks!

Cheers,
rafi

[rafi]

OK, no somebody explain me why I didn't see that earlier, but Preferences->Brightness and Lock-> Lock set to "off" works... doh