Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 230746
Lock Screen hangs desktop if rdesktop has focus
Last modified: 2008-03-18 14:41:07 EDT
Description of problem: If you lock the screen when rdesktop has the focus and the mouse cursor is within this window then either the lock doesn't occur or the lock doesn't appear but nothing works on the desktop, except the rdesktop session which can be operated by the keyboard only. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 2.16.1-4 How reproducible: Fairly consistent Steps to Reproduce: 1. Start an rdesktop session, connecting it to a Windows terminal server. 2. With the rdesktop window active, open the System menu at the top. 3. Select Lock Screen while the mouse is in the rdesktop client area. This can be achieved in two ways: a. If the rdesktop window fills your desktop (such that the Lock Screen menu item obscures the rdesktop window). b. Move the mouse cursor to the rdesktop window and activate the Lock Screen menu item by pressing return. Actual results: Either the Lock Screen isn't activated or, nothing appears to happen, then when you try to click on items on the desktop (other applications, GNOME system menu, etc.) nothing happens (menu bar items highlight but do not drop down). With the rdesktop window active, you can close this with the keyboard (Ctrl+Alt+Del). The only option with the GNOME desktop is Ctrl+Alt+BkSp and start again. Expected results: Lock Screen starts normally. Additional info:
rdesktop grabs the keyboard while it has focus [1]. But g-s tries to nuke the focus before it grabs the keyboard. Last I checked this was working ok with 2.16.1. Can you file a bug upstream (bugzilla.gnome.org) and include a debug log when this occurs [2]? Thanks. [1] http://rdesktop.cvs.sourceforge.net/rdesktop/rdesktop/xwin.c?view=markup [2] http://live.gnome.org/GnomeScreensaver/FrequentlyAskedQuestions#head-d50bc17e7d6f3a51c4715f02c657195e80e26c2c
I don't think I can. There only seems to be an RPM for gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.16.0-7, but the main package is gnome-screensaver-2.16.1-4 so there's no match. If I "run gnome-screensaver --no-daemon --debug" the problem doesn't occur in quite the same way (the screen doesn't go blank until you move the mouse, but when it does you can unlock it in the normal way).
Hi, We no longer support Fedora Core 6 and I am currently trying to get my open bug count down to a more manageable state. I'm going to close this bug as WONTFIX. If this issue is still a concern for you, would you mind trying to reproduce on a supported version of Fedora and reopening? (this is a mass message)