Error: Starting GNU Screen in Ubuntu

I tried to run screen this morning and got the error
Cannot make directory '/var/run/screen': Permission denied

The solution was simple:
$ sudo mkdir /var/run/screen $ sudo chmod 775 /var/run/screen $ sudo chgrp utmp /var/run/screen

Found the solution here.

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  1. sudo /etc/init.d/screen-cleanup start

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/screen/+bug/574773

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