Public bug reported:
Changing password via username > users > password (gnome-control-center
in Ubuntu 12.04/Unity) does not change the password that protects the
default gnome keyring. Users who change their login password end up in a
situation where random applications start asking for an new password (as
the gnome-keyring dialog pops up). Newbie users get lost by the
situation and their apps stop working correctly.
Steps to reproduce:
1. Login as any user
2. Use some app that relies on gnome-keyring, e.g. Deja Dup when it makes
encrypted backups
3. Open Seahorse to view gnome-keyring, and manually check that the "login"
keyring actually contains some keys.
4. Click on the username in Unity upper panel, right corner
5. Select User Accounts
6. Click on the dotted area near "Password"
7. Change password.
8. Logout and log in again
9. Open the app used earlier, e.g. Deja Dup and try to make a backup with the
old settings.
10. Deja Dup tries to retrieve the key from the keyring and fails, complaingin
that the login password is out of sync with the keyring password.
Repeatability: always
Expected result:
The login password should not get out of sync and everything should just work.
Workarounds:
a) change password using "passwd" in terminal, since that is correctly
connected via PAM to the gnome-keyring updater.
b) choose a good password at installation or user creation time and never
change it
c) manually sync the login keyring via Seahorse, click on "login" keyring with
second mouse button, from context menu select "Change password" and enter your
old login password (if you remember it anymore) to unlock and twice your
current login password to save it as the new keyring password.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: gnome-control-center 1:3.2.2-0ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-7.13-generic 3.2.0-rc7
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-7-generic i686
ApportVersion: 1.90-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
CheckboxSubmission: e1bb05633900ceab22efaaf3c3d929e4
CheckboxSystem: b845c366ea09c60efa3a45c1b5b21525
Date: Tue Jan 3 21:52:04 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha i386 (20111129.1)
SourcePackage: gnome-control-center
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
usr_lib_gnome-control-center:
deja-dup 21.2-0ubuntu2
gnome-bluetooth 3.2.1-1ubuntu3
indicator-datetime 0.3.1-0ubuntu2
** Affects: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: apport-bug i386 precise running-unity
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Title:
Changing user login password in gnome-control-settings does not change
login key password in gnome-keyring
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