If the prompt is caused by a google online account with dual factor authentication and you want to maintain the goa functionality, you can set an App Password in your google account settings and enter it at the prompt. This avoids having to delete the accounts.conf file.
This solution solved my issue on Linux Mint 17.3; my Evolution is set up to use the gnome online accounts for imap functionality. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to gcr in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1044549 Title: The "Access Prompt" randomly pop up! Status in gcr package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: Access Prompt randomly pop up and prompt you for the password. Have you ever when opened Youtube, Facebook, Launchpad account!n And now opened a picture of the computer when pop up"Access Prompt" I use autologin. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: gcr 3.5.90-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-13.14-generic 3.5.3 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-13-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.5.1-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Aug 31 22:33:44 2012 ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/gcr/gcr-prompter InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120724.2) SourcePackage: gcr UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) XsessionErrors: (gnome-settings-daemon:1401): libappindicator-WARNING **: Unable to connect to the Notification Watcher: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name :1.48 was not provided by any .service files (gnome-control-center:2016): background-cc-panel-WARNING **: Could not load /usr/share/themes/Adwaita/index.theme: Nincs ilyen fájl vagy könyvtár (gnome-control-center:2016): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: g_settings_set_value: assertion `G_IS_SETTINGS (settings)' failed (gnome-control-center:2016): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_builder_get_object: assertion `GTK_IS_BUILDER (builder)' failed (gnome-control-center:2016): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_icon_view_get_selected_items: assertion `GTK_IS_ICON_VIEW (icon_view)' failed To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gcr/+bug/1044549/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
