passwordsafe does not remember settings made in options dialogue

[zapyon]

I just installed passwordsafe and after the first start, changed some settings in the "Manage -> Options..." dialogue. I created a test password safe, added one group, closed passwordsafe and re-opened it, this time to import my old passwords (dat file).

The settings I had changed were all back to their defaults (by the way: this included the visibility setting of the "dragbar" which I set to "invisible".

I found it especially sad that setting the password history to 10 previous password for all existing entrys of the "safe" had no effect.

Regards

Andreas

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
Package: passwordsafe 1.00+dfsg-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-35.39-generic 4.10.17
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-35-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.5
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Sat Oct 7 12:28:54 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-09-03 (33 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412)
SourcePackage: passwordsafe
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[William Blough (bblough)]

When you re-opened passwordsafe to do your import, did you open the test database again, or did you start over with a new database?

This matters because while some (system-related) settings are stored in ~/.pwsafe/pwsafe.cfg, many (most?) of the other settings are stored in the password database itself. Using a new DB means you get the default settings.

[zapyon (zapyon)]

I opened the test database again.

(Sorry for the late reply)

Regards

Andreas

> Gesendet: Freitag, 13. Oktober 2017 um 10:30 Uhr
> Von: "William Blough" <email address hidden>
> An: <email address hidden>
> Betreff: [Bug 1721946] Re: passwordsafe does not remember settings made in options dialogue
>
> When you re-opened passwordsafe to do your import, did you open the test
> database again, or did you start over with a new database?
>
> This matters because while some (system-related) settings are stored in
> ~/.pwsafe/pwsafe.cfg, many (most?) of the other settings are stored in
> the password database itself. Using a new DB means you get the default
> settings.
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1721946
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> Title:
> passwordsafe does not remember settings made in options dialogue
>
> Status in passwordsafe package in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> I just installed passwordsafe and after the first start, changed some
> settings in the "Manage -> Options..." dialogue. I created a test
> password safe, added one group, closed passwordsafe and re-opened it,
> this time to import my old passwords (dat file).
>
> The settings I had changed were all back to their defaults (by the
> way: this included the visibility setting of the "dragbar" which I set
> to "invisible".
>
> I found it especially sad that setting the password history to 10
> previous password for all existing entrys of the "safe" had no effect.
>
> Regards
>
> Andreas
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
> Package: passwordsafe 1.00+dfsg-1
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-35.39-generic 4.10.17
> Uname: Linux 4.10.0-35-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.5
> Architecture: amd64
> CurrentDesktop: XFCE
> Date: Sat Oct 7 12:28:54 2017
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-09-03 (33 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412)
> SourcePackage: passwordsafe
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
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>

[William Blough (bblough)]

So, for the password history settings - it turns that while they're implemented at the per-entry level, the global settings for password history (on the options tab) are not implemented. They're on the form, but it's not connected to anything in the code (there's a comment in the code with TODO).

I've taken it on myself to code up an implementation and am working on submitting it upstream, so I expect that should take care of the password history part.

Other settings that I've tried have persisted for me, including toggling the dragbar. So, sorry to say, I haven't been able to reproduce what you're seeing.

Since the password history settings are a known issue and a fix is in progress, maybe we should try to take everything else one-thing-at-a-time, starting with the dragbar.

The dragbar toggle is saved in the config file in your homedir (typically ~/.pwsafe/pwsafe.cfg). Does that file exist, and is it writable? Does its contents change when you change the dragbar setting and exit?