Ubuntu
gnome-keyring package

Password prompt shows when automatically login

Bug #611001 reported by John Vivirito
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
gnome-keyring (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Low
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: gdm

When setting automatically login it does login but once on desktop I am prompts to enter password to continue. it will not go away until you type it in.

Steps to reproduce:
1. Go to System -> Admin -> Login Screen
2. Click Unlock
3. Set to login as $NAME automatically
4. Close
5. Reboot (i use reboot)
6. You will see the prompt

What happens:
Shows password prompt

What is expected:
Should not show login prompt

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: gdm 2.30.2.is.2.30.2-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-11.16-generic 2.6.35-rc5
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-11-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Jul 28 14:22:01 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100427.1)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=C
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gdm

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John Vivirito (gnomefreak) wrote :
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John Vivirito (gnomefreak) wrote :

I cant seem to get a screenshot in any method while login prompt is shown. Anything else you need let me know

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John Vivirito (gnomefreak) wrote :

Clicking the x works but IIRC it caused other problems

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C de-Avillez (hggdh2) wrote :

FWIW:

This may be related to the known issue where the Gnome keyring will still require a passphrase on login. G-k defaults to the same passphrase as the user login; if the user changes the login to automatic login, then there is no passphrase for g-k, and it will pop up a request.

I am not sure there is a real solution out of this conundrum, but an accepted bypass is to set the g-k passphrase to empty.

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John Vivirito (gnomefreak) wrote :

Yeah changing password to null works

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John Vivirito (gnomefreak) wrote :

This is some what install from Maverick. i just set the auto login but not sure. i will reboot and update bug as needed

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Vish (vish) wrote :

The bug occurs at every boot, asking to unlock the keyring.

Changed in gdm (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
status: New → Confirmed
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Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson) wrote :

If you're using auto-login and have a keyring pass-phrase, then this is the expected behaviour (as your login passphrase is normally what unlocks the keyring)

affects: gdm (Ubuntu) → gnome-keyring (Ubuntu)
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

not sure what the issue is but that's not a gdm bug, likely one software trying to use the keyring, it could be the calendar, im, wifi, ubuntuone, or any other software

Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson)
Changed in gnome-keyring (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Invalid
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