Ubuntu
evolution package

repeatedly prompted for password after "backup settings" completed

Bug #162812 reported by tanuki33
2
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
evolution (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Low
Ubuntu Desktop Bugs

Bug Description

Binary package hint: evolution

I selected "backup settings..." from the file menu. on completion of the task Evolution restarted and prompted me for my passwords, then prompted me again.... and again. I restarted Evolution with the same issue but when I canceled and clicked "Send Receive" it worked. It still prompts me repeatedly on restart though and says it is not working when it is.

Ubuntu 7.10
Evolution 2.12.0

....err... don't know if it is a security Vulnerability but I imagine if there is anyone passively collecting packets it don't help.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Nov 14 22:49:59 2007
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/evolution
Package: evolution 2.12.0-0ubuntu5
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcCmdline: evolution --component=mail
ProcCwd: /home/sean
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: evolution
Uname: Linux LiquidXTC 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Sun Oct 14 23:05:12 GMT 2007 i686 GNU/Linux

Tags: apport-bug
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tanuki33 (ikunat33) wrote :
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Pedro Villavicencio (pedro) wrote :

Thanks for your report, May you tell us a few steps for trigger the bug? Is this reproducible with a new user?

Changed in evolution:
assignee: nobody → desktop-bugs
importance: Undecided → Low
status: New → Incomplete
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tanuki33 (ikunat33) wrote : Re: [Bug 162812] Re: repeatedly prompted for password after "backup settings" completed

I am unsure if it is reproducible for a new user. I am accessing a
hotmail account through Evolution by using Hotway and Hotsmtp. I am,
however, also accessing a Shaw email account and have the same issue
with it. While I do not think it is anything to do with Hotway or
Hotsmtp I thought I should mention it just in case.

The steps are as I described. Evolution did not prompt me in this
fashion before making the backup. I had restarted the program several
times before making the backup as well.

I do not have it set up to remember the passwords. I do not want this
and have not tried it. still... I should only be prompted once each
session.

I have created another user on my system then set up the same accounts.
I went through all the steps but I am unable to reproduce the problem;
although I still have it on my main account. I will probably just kill
my evolution accounts and recreate them.

On Fri, 2007-11-16 at 19:06 +0000, Pedro Villavicencio wrote:
> Thanks for your report, May you tell us a few steps for trigger the bug?
> Is this reproducible with a new user?
>
> ** Changed in: evolution (Ubuntu)
> Importance: Undecided => Low
> Assignee: (unassigned) => Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>

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Pedro Villavicencio (pedro) wrote :

Thanks, it sounds like something broken in your configuration rather than an Evolution bug, feel free to re open it if you can reproduce it with a new user, thanks.

Changed in evolution:
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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