I did a Live Chat with support, and we got it figured out. turns out, I hadn't properly enabled it for the domain first. Once I did that, I turned on 2FA for my user, and then was able to create the app password. Later tonight I will try the app password, see if the script that runs at home will email me the results of the scheduled backup sync.
Thanks everybody. On Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 9:51 AM, Michael Leone <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Wed, Jul 19, 2017 at 10:00 PM, Joe Tinney <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Alright, I just ran through it own my own domain as a test and this >> worked: https://support.google.com/a/answer/1032419?hl=en >> >> Basically, enable 2FA for your domain, enroll the account you want an app >> password for in 2FA and then go to generate an app password. I got a >> message saying I couldn't before doing so and afterward I get an app/device >> screen with a generate button. >> > > Great! That's what I want. BUT ... when I sign into my domain, go to > "Sign-in and Security", and try to turn 2FA on, it wants me to enter my > password, to prove it's me. > > I do that ... and go right back to the "Sign-in & Security". WTF? > > <SIGH> > > I will keep trying to make this work. In the meantime, I did get the app > password to work with my Yahoo account. There, I was able to enable 2FA and > get an app password. :-) > > This is why I pay Google; I think I can actually call support and ask. Or > live chat. Can't do that with the legacy free Google Apps accounts (hence > the $4.16 a month :-)). > > Thanks. I'll keep the list posted, once I get this 2FA and app passwords > sorted for my domain. >
