Meanwhile the problem also occoured if using "Switch from <user>...". Maybe there is some timing issue involved?
Finally i have installed all updates from the x-updates ppa [1] and the problem seems to be gone. [1] https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat/+archive/x-updates -- named switch user does not allow to return to current user https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/577219 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs