A keyring consists of a number of components designed to manage security elements(i.e. passwords) and pass them to applications
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Ubuntu One: “The user cancelled a prompt.”
Every time that I try to sign in to Ubuntu One, it tells me: "An application wants to create a new keyring called 'default'. Choose the password you want to use for it." I set the password to nothing, ...
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I signed into the keyring thing, and now Chrome crashes as soon as it opens.
I decided to start using Ubuntu One again, and it asked for my password to that obnoxious keyring thing. When that pops up when I start Chrome, I always click Cancel, but Ubuntu One wouldn't take that ...
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How do I get passwords from the keyring in the terminal for usage in scripts?
When you have a LUKS encrypted drive in your computer, Nautilus or Nemo will show it under Devices as a drive with a little lock on it.
When you click it, you need to enter a password. If you choose ...
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gnome-keyring error sending email in mutt
here is my .msmtprc :
defaults
account gmail
host smtp.gmail.com
from yy@gmail.com
port 587
auth on
tls on
tls_starttls on
tls_trust_file /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
user ...
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how to add passwords to keyring
amazingly I haven't found out how to add passwords to the keyring (login).
I got prompted with the option to save passwords at times, I chose not to but now I'd like to get them saved to the keyring. ...
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Forget my Keyring password KDE
Every network related application ask my keyring password. But i am totally fool person who forgeted it. :(
please help me. I can't read mail, couldn't access in firefox etc.
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How do I turn off the keyring in ubuntu? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I stop being prompted to unlock the ‘default’ keyring on boot?
It constantly pops up when I visit certain websites (and even sometimes while I am trying to write ...
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How do I make Empathy match my keyring with my password?
I changed my password a few months ago from the password I first used when I installed Ubuntu on my machine. I tried to add a Google Talk account to Empathy, but every time Empathy gives me a message ...
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Why is the login section of “passwords and keys” empty
Where are passwords stored for the user. As a test I deleted the files stored in /home/user/.gnome2/keyrings expecting to have to re-enter my WiFi password at least but it had no effect. So where are ...
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How to make login keyring forget a password
The "Unlock Login Keyring" popup is useful, but how do I make it forget a password for a specific website?
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how to remove medibuntu rrep and packages
I followed directions to add medibuntu but it has messed up some codecs and dependencies so I can no longer watch videos
I have run this command, originated by a forum post:
sean@sean-P55-USB3:~$ ...
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How to disable password prompt for default keyring? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I stop being prompted to unlock the ‘default’ keyring on boot?
I'm using Ubuntu 12.10 64Bit.
How to disable ubuntu enter password for keyring default to unlock ...
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Kubuntu and keyring
Kubuntu 12.04. I can't open ubuntuOne.
"Enter password for keyring 'default' to unlock" dialog pops up.
My login password won't work.
I can't remember whether I left it empty first time.
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Where are the keyrings folder located in Ubuntu 12.10?
I want to delete the keychain completely (which has only this one password key anyway).
I found a way to reset keychain / keyring in the forums: delete the keychains folder !
I DO have "show hidden ...
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Is it possible to import a keyring to another from its binary files
I have recently set up a computer (using Precise), and want to import data I have saved from another Ubuntu (Maverick). These data include a gnome keyring, which I (rather stupidly) copied the ...
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How to auto-unlock Keyring Manager in 12.10? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to auto-unlock Keyring Manager?
How can I auto-unlock the Keyring Manager in 12.10?
This answer for 11.10 doesn't seem to apply because the Keyring Manager looks ...
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How migrate my keyring (containing ssh passprases, nautilus remote filesystem, pgp passwords) and network manager connections?
I changed the disk on my laptop and installed Ubuntu on the new disk. Old disk had 12.04 upgraded to 12.10 on it. Now I want to copy my old keyring with WiFi passwords, ftp passwords for nautilus ...
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“Couldn't change keyring password” error in Seahorse [closed]
when I try to change the password of every Password Keyring in Ubuntu 12.10 I receive this error message:
Couldn't change keyring password
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How to prevent “unlock login keyring” pop up window on login? [closed]
Every time I log into Ubuntu 12.10 it shows a pop up window prompting me to "unlock login keyring". How do I prevent that popup?
Suggestions presented on this site did not work on Ubuntu 12.10
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How to reset/recover keyrings password on 12.04? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to recover/reset forgotten Gnome Keyring Password?
Recently, I have been refused to sign on to Ubuntu One. I have been blocked with the message:
Enter password ...
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How can I change my keyring password from the command line
I'm having trouble with my screen freezing, and I think it may be due to the login keyring. Right now, it's asking for a new keyring (I deleted the old one), but the screen is unresponsive. The only ...
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Is there a “Passwords and Keys” dialogue in Lubuntu desktop?
Getting this answer, it seems that there must be a "Passwords and Keys" dialogue in Lubuntu, but I cannot see a button for it in my menus nor in /usr/share/applications.
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What is “Unlock keyring” and how do I get rid of it? [duplicate]
(In my case this message never appeared before installing Ubuntu One - see this question). Can I use Ubuntu One and avoid being prompted each time like this? I use Lubuntu 12.04.
Edit: After ...
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Why “Unlock keyring” appears after installing Ubuntu One? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is “Unlock keyring” and how do I get rid of it?
Never had this message upon log-in before installing Ubuntu One.
Can I use Ubuntu One and avoid being ...
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Keyring pass request locks up computer then desktop disappears
I haven’t been able to use my system since I upgraded to 12.04 2 weeks ago.
Tried terminal input but as soon as the"keyring request pops up" I get errors and then everything is non responsive.
I ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 Gnome Keyrings new password not saved
Every time I change the Keyrings Password, the new password works OK for the current session.
If I logoff and login again, it seems that the newly changed Gnome Keyrings password is no longer there, ...
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Make KDM and Unity play nice?
LightDM is having some bad issues with my mouse and the xserver and whatnot, so I decided to switch to KDM for now, yet another problem arose from the mess: My Gnome keyring never gets unlocked by ...
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How can I make KDM unlock my GDM keyring?
I want KDM as my default display manager badly for my Ubuntu machine because LightDM is having problems with the xserver, but I can't use KDM unless I want to constantly get those messages saying that ...
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How to disable the keyring for SSH and GPG?
How to disable the keyring for SSH and GPG ?
I would like to keep the keyring for the wifi and other stuff. I'm using Ubuntu 12.04.
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Why do I keep getting a popup asking to unlock my keyring [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I stop being prompted to unlock the 'default' keyring on boot?
I get a popup all the time now asking to unlock the keyring. My "ubuntu user password" ...
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Why can't I gpg-sign the Ubuntu Code of Conduct?
So I've spent quite some time trying to sign this code of conduct and am on the verge of abandoning it.
Got right to the sign the txt file stage https://launchpad.net/codeofconduct/1.1/+sign but now ...
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Problem Unlocking Keyring on login
I have a problem with unlocking the keyring.
The problem is that every time when login, a window pops up and ask's for password to unlock the key ring.
How can this problem be solved?, such that the ...
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Unlock Login Keyring is coming everytime I am logging in [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I stop being prompted to unlock the ‘default’ keyring on boot?
Every time I log in into Ubuntu a window comes titled "Unlock Login Keyring" and asks for some ...
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No keyring secrets found for [ssid] /802-11-wireless-security
I'm on Ubuntu 12.04 x64bit, installed it couple of days ago.
The issue i'm having is this: on startup it connects to my wireless without a problem, but after a while I am disconnected and prompted to ...
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How to move wifi passwords from Ubuntu to Xubuntu?
How can I move wifi passwords from Ubuntu to Xubuntu? Xubuntu doesnt have .gconf/system/networking/connections.
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Is syncing private keys a good idea?
Ubuntu One's Security FAQ indicates that Canonical encrypts connections and restricts access to user data. This all well and fine, and I do trust SSL for online banking and other things more valuable ...
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Unlock Login Keyring problem - ubuntu 12.04 LTS [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I stop being prompted to unlock the 'default' keyring on boot?
I was using my ubuntu 12.04 without any problem. Suddenly when I tried to connect to a ...
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Which hidden folder in my home folder contain the data for the Passwords and Keys application?
I made a fresh install of Precise Pangolin beta from Oneiric. I saved my home folder on an external drive. Now I want to copy passwords and keys to the new installation.
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Repair corrupted keyring
I believe I have corrupted all of my keyrings while trying to add keyrings for extra repositories. I foolishly moved some keyring files around in a console, and now my system is in a state such that ...
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Why Ubuntu doesn't ask me for password before login?
When I had 11.04, there was an option "ask for password", something like this. I checked it out, and instead of password field I got "login" button. Now, when I got 11.10, I doesn't see that option. ...
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GPG and SSH encryption of file need help
I don't know how to use Password and Keys in Ubuntu 11.10 , what is the exactly use of this application , and how can we use this for encrypting files?
Please also explain about ssh keys and gpg ...
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Passwords in the Password/Encryption Keys program
I noticed that I have passwords in the Password/Encryption Keys program . It appears that anybody who walked up to my computer could go look at all my passwords without needing a master password. Did ...
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What do I need for “Passwords & Encryption keys application”?
I installed a command line system for Ubuntu 11.10 then installed GNOME Shell and other applications over. I enabled auto login but is always asked to unlock login keyring. I need to use "Passwords ...
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How do I restart the keyring server? [closed]
Sometimes the WiFi just tries to connect to a network for a long, long time, and then just fails, and I need to restart the computer to get it working.
I tried to pkill the nm-applet and running it ...
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Storing passwords with python keyring
I'm using keyring library to store passwords in my python app.
import keyring
keyring.set_password('My namespace', username, password)
keyring.get_password('My namespace', username)
And this works ...
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how do I know what process requires the keyring to be unlocked
At login the keyring always asks me to unlock it. It drives me crazy and cannot find which process triggers this. Is there any way to figure it out?
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Keyring On Startup popup [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I stop being prompted to unlock the 'default' keyring on boot?
Every time when i reboot my pc keyring ask for password!
What i want to do is that i dont ...
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How to completely reset/erase the keyring?
Something happened to my keyring, I think chrome asked for a new password to create a new keyring and erased the old one, but now the process repeats. I save a few passwords and then it resets it ...
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How to automatically unlock private SSH key?
I have generated an RSA public / private key pair using ssh-keygen. However, I am prompted to enter the password to unlock it the first time it is used each session. How can I automatically have it ...
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Tortoisehg keyring extension configuration
I have tortoisehg (2.1.1) installed on Ubuntu 10.10 and it is working correctly. I would like to configure the keyring extension but am having trouble finding the mercurial.ini file on my system as ...
