ok, I missed this bug and filled a duplicate with bug #597405.
For the Author: This bug is probably caused by the debian patch 07_dpmsblank.dpatch.
Your dpms is probably disabled. xlock should start when dpms is enabled. greetings, Erik -- "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." -- George Santayana -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org