[requestsync] crashed with IOError in get_password()

[Micah Gersten]

Binary package hint: ubuntu-dev-tools

requestsync crashed while I was shelled into my desktop. I would think this use case should work.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: ubuntu-dev-tools 0.122
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue May 17 06:25:10 2011
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/requestsync
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/requestsync --lp sslsniff
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/requestsync', '--lp', 'sslsniff']
SourcePackage: ubuntu-dev-tools
Title: requestsync crashed with IOError in get_password()
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-08 (39 days ago)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout libvirtd lpadmin pkcs11 plugdev sambashare sbuild

[Stefano Rivera (stefanor)]

A known issue as a result of the new launchpadlib password store approach.

See /usr/share/doc/ubuntu-dev-tools/NEWS.Debian.gz

[Benjamin Drung (bdrung)]

Instead of crashing, requestsync should tell the user what went wrong and how it could be fixed.

[Stefano Rivera (stefanor)]

As a workaround, we could catch this in u-d-t (we have few places where we login to launchpad with credentials). We could also provide a config option forcing the use of an unencrypted credential store. Don't know if this is worth the effort, though.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Stefano Rivera (stefanor)]

Also: we should point users to a manpage explaining https://rbtcollins.wordpress.com/2013/01/24/launchpadlib-without-gnome-keyring/

[Dan Streetman (ddstreet)]

please reopen if this is still an issue