Caja should be able to store anonymous credentials

Bug #1917765 reported by Kurt Fitzner
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caja (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

When connecting to a remote SMB location, Caja pops up with a dialog that requests the authentication credentials. If there are actually credentials required (the session isn't anonymous), then the user is able to save those credentials for reuse later. Either for the rest of the session or forever, at the user's choice. So that the next time the user connects to that resource, the user is not bothered with repeated authentication dialogs.

If, however, the session is anonymous, for some reason Caja refuses to save this fact. This means for any SMB resource that is anonymous, there is no way to prevent Caja from popping up with a dialog each and every time.

Presumably, people choose to set up a resource that requires no password because the user does not want to be bothered with password requests in a low risk environment. Having Caja, therefore, refuse to remember that no password is required and ask for one each and every time is somewhat ironic and frustrating to the user.

Tags: focal hirsute
Norbert (nrbrtx)
tags: added: focal groovy hirsute
Norbert (nrbrtx)
tags: removed: groovy
no longer affects: ubuntu-mate
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