Ubuntu gnome-software won't let login to ubuntu one account

Bug #1634651 reported by Enrique Agustini
This bug report is a duplicate of:  Bug #1616943: Can't auth against U1 in g-s. Edit Remove
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Bug Description

In order to install a proprietary snap package Software Center requires a Ubuntu One account in Ubuntu 16.10 however no matter how you enter your password and account's e-mail or choose "forgot password" option it won't let you log in.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: software-center (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-22.24-generic 4.8.0
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-22-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Tue Oct 18 18:26:36 2016
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-10-18 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.2)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=es_AR:es
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=es_AR.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: software-center
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Enrique Agustini (enrique-agustini) wrote :
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Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) wrote :

Ubuntu Software Center does not install snap packages, and your bug report says it is not even installed. Perhaps you were using some other app?

Changed in software-center (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
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Enrique Agustini (enrique-agustini) wrote :

What a surprise, I agree that it doesn't intall snap software, but at least it tries :D, don't know what package it is but it is the official software center.

Steps to reproduce:
1. Try to install VLC.

summary: - Ubuntu sofware-center won't let login to ubuntu one account
+ Ubuntu software-center won't let login to ubuntu one account
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Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) wrote : Re: Ubuntu software-center won't let login to ubuntu one account

That isn’t Ubuntu Software Center.

affects: software-center (Ubuntu) → gnome-software (Ubuntu)
Changed in gnome-software (Ubuntu):
status: Invalid → New
summary: - Ubuntu software-center won't let login to ubuntu one account
+ Ubuntu gnome-software won't let login to ubuntu one account
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