10.6.4 Update - 21.5" Imac no longer automatically sleep

After installing the 10.6.4 update my 21.5" imac now no longers go to sleep automatically. Its set to 15 minutes and was working fine yesterday. Now it just goes to a screensaver.
Anyone else got any ideas on how to resolve this?

Bonjour,
After a long search on the web and a deep intervention in my system, I've found the culprit.
I tested then uninstalled 1Password but some files remained on the following directories,
~/Library/LaunchAgents Per-user agents provided by the user.
/Library/LaunchAgents Per-user agents provided by the administrator.
/Library/LaunchDaemons System-wide daemons provided by the administrator. /System/Library/LaunchAgents Per-user agents provided by Mac OS X.
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons System-wide daemons provided by Mac OS X.
preventing the iMac from sleeping and prompting error messages in the Console.
Have you tested an application then removed it, but the installation process wasn't clean enough? The Console could give you a hit.
The case is closed for me.
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