Unable to login after screensaver is activated ?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Unable to login after screensaver turns ON
  • Once the screensaver comes on in runlevel5 user is unable to get the password prompt.
  • Screen is black and flickers with the desktop background showing periodically when moving the mouse.
  • Issue is seen only for a specific user.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Gnome

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