`xdg-screensaver lock` returns `ERROR: Unknown command 'lock'`

[Rex Dieter]

Paul Menzel wrote:

> Dear freedesktop.org folks,
> 
> 
> using Debian Sid/unstable with xdg-utils 1.1.0~rc1+git201112, trying
> `xdg-screensaver` under the awesome window manager [1], I get the
> following error.
> 
>         $ xdg-screensaver lock
>         ERROR: Unknown command 'lock'
>         $ echo $?
>         4
> 
> GNOME Screensaver is installed.
> 
>         gnome-screensaver             3.4.1-1
> 
> Is that a known problem? Should I submit a bug report somewhere?

Possible you're hitting (fixed since 2011-12-07):
http://bugzilla.freedesktop.org/43575

confirm if this commit fixes it for you:
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xdg/xdg-
utils/commit/?id=a11624ac2878e1bf72825927739021f43f7f7d67

-- rex