Bug 477341

Summary:	Turning off the screen also locks it
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	Puspam Adak <puspitaadak9876>
Component:	Screen locking	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	minor	CC:	kdedev, nate
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	5.27.9
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Puspam Adak 2023-11-21 18:44:41 UTC

There are a few ways to forcefully turn off the screen, such as the "Turn Off Screen" shortcut and `xdg-screensaver activate` command. Each of them does turn the screen off, but the screen also gets locked, even if automatic screen locking is disabled in system settings.  
This gets very annoying because the password needs to be typed every time I want to turn off the screen. I remember this didn't happen in the previous version of kscreenlocker.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Set a shortcut for "Turn Off Screen" or run the command `xdg-screensaver activate` .
2. Invoke the shortcut.

OBSERVED RESULT
The screen gets locked alongside turning off.

EXPECTED RESULT
Screen should not lock after turning off, if automatic screen locking is disabled.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux: 6.1.62-1-lts
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.9
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.112.0
Qt Version: 5.15.11

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2023-11-29 22:56:34 UTC

We don't have any control over what `xdg-screensaver activate` does, so let's keep this bug report about what the Turn Off Screen shortcut does. When I assign a key to it in Plasma 6 and activate the shortcut, my screens turn off but the system does not lock. This is what's expected. You say that when you do the same thing, the screen also locks?

Do you by any chance have any customizations or modifications that could help explain this?

Comment 2 Puspam Adak 2023-12-01 19:22:53 UTC

(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #1)
> When I assign a key to it in Plasma 6 and activate the shortcut, my screens
> turn off but the system does not lock. This is what's expected. You say that
> when you do the same thing, the screen also locks?
Yes, the screen locks as well in my case. It started to happen after an update in the month of October 2023. Prior to that, the screen was not locking.

> Do you by any chance have any customizations or modifications that could
> help explain this?
Cannot remember any special configuration I did apart from changing the themes & customizing plasmoids.
The config file of kscreenlocker (~/.config/kscreenlockerrc) may help you:
> [$Version]
> update_info=kscreenlocker.upd:0.1-autolock
> 
> [Daemon]
> Autolock=false
> LockOnResume=false

Comment 3 TraceyC 2025-03-04 23:22:44 UTC

I'm sorry it's been so long since your last message.  I'm not able to reproduce this on git-master of Plasma 6.3.2.

Are you still having this problem with Plasma 6.3.2? If so, please change this back to REPORTED. Thanks.

Comment 4 Bug Janitor Service 2025-03-19 03:47:05 UTC

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Comment 5 Bug Janitor Service 2025-04-03 03:46:50 UTC

🐛🧹 This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 30 days. Closing as RESOLVED WORKSFORME.