Automatic non-login keyring unlock does not work

[jcornwall]

Binary package hint: gnome-keyring

The GNOME Keyring has a facility to automatically unlock keyrings, other than the login keyring, when the user logs in. This option can be selected whenever the keyring is unlocked by hand, resulting in a new entry in the login keyring recording the password of the keyring to be unlocked.

In Ubuntu 10.04 this worked correctly. In 10.10 RC, the option to automatically unlock a keyring is available but appears to do nothing. The selected keyring does not unlock automatically after logging out and back in. No entry is created in the login keychain with the relevant password.

This behaviour can be reproduced in the Passwords and Encryption Keys manager. Create a new keyring and assign it a test password. Lock the keyring, then unlock again and select the automatic unlock option. Enter the test password and log out. On logging back in, the new keyring is not unlocked.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: gnome-keyring 2.92.92.is.2.31.91-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Oct 2 18:12:37 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release Candidate amd64 (20100928)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_GB.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-keyring

[Riccardo Ancona (riccardo-ancona)]

This affects me too, it is quite frustrating every time after every login re-insert another password to continue using ubuntu... :(

[Riccardo Ancona (riccardo-ancona)]

I forgot to say that if I have Compiz installed, the bug won't let me enter nothing at all in the password input window, forcing me to enter in "safe mode", and unistall compiz... I don't know why, but this is VERY frustrating...

[filsd (filsdd)]

This bug affect me as well. I'm on a fresh install of Maverick amd64 (the final version).

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

Thanks for the report, it has been some time without any response or feedback in this bug report and we are wondering if this is still an issue for you with the latest release of Ubuntu the Natty Narwhal, May you please test with that version and comment back if you're still having or not the issue? Please have a look at http://www.ubuntu.com/download to know how to install that version. Thanks in advance and sorry for the late response.

[filsd (filsdd)]

Hi Pedro,
Yes, I'm using Natty (classic desktop and Unity to) and this still happens. And the last time I used the option to choice to not request the password again was not even present in the menu (the one that appears when connecting to a wireless card for example).

[Andrea Colangelo (warp10)]

Still affected too: Natty keeps asking keyring password after login to connect to wifi.

[Tom Wieczorek (twz123)]

For me, the option to automatically unlock a keyring at login time is greyed out, but I can't figure out why.

[Daniel Wilcox (deathofself)]

Same, here. I'm ready to punch my screen after messing with this for hours upon hours.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for gnome-keyring (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]