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From: thelma@×××××××××××.com
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] google-chrome-103.0.5060 - choose password for new keyring
Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2022 05:14:00
Message-Id: f9d15101-1101-b52c-7c27-1438672e06d5@sys-concept.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] google-chrome-103.0.5060 - choose password for new keyring by Dale
1 On 7/7/22 21:50, Dale wrote:
2 > thelma@×××××××××××.com wrote:
3 >> On 7/7/22 21:28, Dale wrote:
4 >>> thelma@×××××××××××.com wrote:
5 >>>> On 7/7/22 20:23, Dale wrote:
6 >>>>> thelma@×××××××××××.com wrote:
7 >>>>>> After update to new chrome browser "google-chrome-103.0.5060"
8 >>>>>> A popup shows up:
9 >>>>>>
10 >>>>>> "choose password for new keyring"
11 >>>>>>
12 >>>>>> No explanation what is it, how to change it etc.  Is it needed?
13 >>>>>>
14 >>>>>> Was it discuss before?
15 >>>>>>
16 >>>>>
17 >>>>>
18 >>>>> I don't use Chrome but google found this.
19 >>>>>
20 >>>>> https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=312289
21 >>>>>
22 >>>>> This may help too.
23 >>>>>
24 >>>>> https://superuser.com/questions/890150/completely-stop-gnome-keyring-popups
25 >>>>>
26 >>>>>
27 >>>>>
28 >>>>> Does one of those help?  They seem to address the problem in slightly
29 >>>>> different ways.
30 >>>>>
31 >>>>> Dale
32 >>>>>
33 >>>>> :-)  :-)
34 >>>>
35 >>>> Thanks,  there is a lot of information how to by-pass it but very
36 >>>> little explanation which application request it or why is it there.
37 >>>>
38 >>>>
39 >>>
40 >>>
41 >>> One thing I read makes it sound like it is for a built in password
42 >>> remembering tool. I know Firefox and Seamonkey has the same but I
43 >>> disable those since I use BitWarden anyway.  One would think there would
44 >>> be a setting in preferences to just disable all that.  I suspect few use
45 >>> them given the popularity of LastPass, BitWarden and other tools that
46 >>> are much more secure and portable.  Maybe looking for a password tool
47 >>> setting would help.  I tried Chrome ages ago, didn't like it at all.
48 >>> That was several years ago so I'm clueless on it now.  Just thought
49 >>> those suggestions might help.
50 >>>
51 >>> Dale
52 >>>
53 >>> :-)  :-)
54 >>
55 >> Starting chrome with "--password-store=basic" solved the problem.
56 >>
57 >>
58 >>
59 >
60 >
61 > You found a solution that works.  That's great.  Now you can get back to
62 > doing more important things.  ;-)
63 >
64 > Dale
65 >
66 > :-)  :-)
67
68 By upgrading one of my system, I've just noticed this behaviour is enforced (I think) by new package that was pulled by emerge:
69 [ebuild N ] gnome-base/gnome-keyring-42.1 USE="pam ssh-agent (-selinux) -systemd -test"
70 Upgrading just "chrome" did not ask me for any keyring password.
71
72 I don't use gnome, I use XFCE but I guess one of the package pull this as a dependency.

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