Doesn't remember ftp password despite promising to do so

[Jani Uusitalo]

Steps to reproduce:
1. In Nautilus, select Connect to Server
2. Enter ftp server address, select FTP (with login) as type
3. Enter credentials,
4. select "Remember this password"
5. Connect.
6. Disconnect.
7. Do steps 1.-2. again with the same server.

What happens:
The User name and Password fields remain empty. You have to enter your credentials again if you want to connect.

What I expect to happen:
For the Password field (at the very least) be automatically filled when I enter the associated user name. Better yet, remember and suggest (as default) both the User name and Password used previously.

Alternatively, just use ~/.netrc if that's available and has the credentials (see Bug #963042).

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: nautilus 1:3.3.92-0ubuntu2
Uname: Linux 3.3.0-030300rc4-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.95-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CheckboxSubmission: 09ae689090491ca53449589269e4bfd8
CheckboxSystem: edda5d4f616ca792bf437989cb597002
Date: Fri Mar 23 14:51:21 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
SourcePackage: nautilus
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2011-11-21 (123 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. The issue you are reporting is an upstream one and it would be nice if somebody having it could send the bug to the developers of the software by following the instructions at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Upstream/GNOME. If you have done so, please tell us the number of the upstream bug (or the link), so we can add a bugwatch that will inform us about its status. Thanks in advance.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thanks for sending the bug to GNOME

[Daniel Hawkins (hwkns)]

This affects the other protocols as well (not just FTP). The credentials do get stored ("remembered") in the Passwords and Keys application, but they do not get recalled on future connection attempts.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

That should be fixed in vivid with this commit
https://git.gnome.org/browse/gvfs/commit/?id=9362d9c27354ffdcd8b8100dee3994296e48be38

Would be nice if somebody could confirm that so we could look at making a SRU of the fix

[Jani Uusitalo (uusijani)]

This does indeed seem to be fixed Vivid. Nautilus now has two options to remember the credentials (till logout or forever), and both seem to do what it says on the tin.