My experiences with screen locking on Linux over time, using various machines:
* The screen doesn't lock, and remains on while the lid is closed.
* The screen doesn't lock, but does turn off when the lid is closed.
* The screen locks, but the machine doesn't suspend when the lid is closed.
* The screen doesn't turn on after the lid is opened. Key commands work, though.
* The screen turns on after the lid is opened, but is blank (no unlock requestor).
* The machine doesn't resume from suspend, requiring a hard reset.
* The screen locker gets completely bypassed and you're dumped into the desktop (possibly a fresh desktop because the entire environment crashed and restarted).
Throw remote desktop into the mix and you're in for a world of hurt.
I just disable screen locking, and make suspend a manual operation to keep my sanity intact. The trackpad still stops responding sometimes though...
* The screen doesn't lock, and remains on while the lid is closed.
* The screen doesn't lock, but does turn off when the lid is closed.
* The screen locks, but the machine doesn't suspend when the lid is closed.
* The screen doesn't turn on after the lid is opened. Key commands work, though.
* The screen turns on after the lid is opened, but is blank (no unlock requestor).
* The machine doesn't resume from suspend, requiring a hard reset.
* The screen locker gets completely bypassed and you're dumped into the desktop (possibly a fresh desktop because the entire environment crashed and restarted).
Throw remote desktop into the mix and you're in for a world of hurt.
I just disable screen locking, and make suspend a manual operation to keep my sanity intact. The trackpad still stops responding sometimes though...