Why is the switch user tab not working when the gnome-screensaver is active ?

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Issue

  • When the screen-saver is running, the switch user tab does not work.
  • The switch user tab is visible but it never displays a login screen.
  • When user press the "switch user" tab, it goes back to the [Enter password] screen for the user logged in.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • gnome-screensaver

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