Launchpad wiki UserPreferences causes mismatched passwords
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launchpad itself |
Fix Released
|
High
|
Andrew Bennetts | ||
Bug Description
Steps to reproduce:
* Log in to wiki.launchpad.
* Go to UserPreferences
* Submit the form
Observed behaviour:
* The (single) password field is filled in (supposedly by Firefox)
* Submitting the form fails with a mismatched passwords error.
* Clearing the password field allows successfully submission of the form.
Expected behavioun:
* The form can be successfully submitting without having to clear the password field.
Suggested fix:
* The password field on the form should be removed, since the passwords cannot be modified from within the Wiki.
* The help text about logins and passwords on te UserPreferences page should be modified to point to launchpad.net.
Workaround for affected users:
Make sure the password field is empty when you submit the form.
| Changed in launchpad: | |
| assignee: | nobody → spiv |
| Andrew Bennetts (spiv) wrote | #1 |
| Dafydd Harries (daf) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in launchpad: | |
| status: | New → NeedInfo |
| Raphaël Pinson (raphink) wrote | #3 |
| Raphaël Pinson (raphink) wrote | #4 |
| Changed in launchpad: | |
| status: | Needs Info → Confirmed |
| YolynneMedina (yolynne) wrote | #5 |
| Andrew Bennetts (spiv) wrote Patch to remove password field from UserPreferences | #6 |
| description: | updated |
| Andrew Bennetts (spiv) wrote | #7 |
| Changed in launchpad: | |
| status: | Confirmed → Fix Released |
I've given a patch that should fix this to elmo.