Multiple popups

[WaltSullivan]

Binary package hint: firefox

When I restart firefox and wander off, when I return I have multiple (I've actually witnessed 6, 9 and 15) "Password Required" popups, all asking me for the password for the System Security Device. Since these popups appear on any open screen, they confuse me.

How can I tell which of my many open (and restored) tabs want access to my stored passwords?

How can I tell which popup to answer? I don't want to type my password multiple times.

When I try to reduce the number of popups to one by clicking Cancel, I find I must guess the right order to Cancel them. If I click Cancel out-of-order it's ignored.

What's the upper limit on the number of popups asking for the same password?

Why aren't the "Please enter the password for the System Security Device" popups
    numbered,
    timestamped,
    tagged with a URL, or,
    unique?

walt@aardvark:~(0)$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS
Release: 10.04
walt@aardvark:~(0)$ apt-cache policy firefox
firefox:
  Installed: 3.6.13+build3+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
  Candidate: 3.6.13+build3+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
  Version table:
 *** 3.6.13+build3+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 0
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main Packages
        500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     3.6.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu4 0
        500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages
     3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu1~mfs~lucid1 0
        500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/mozillateam/firefox-stable/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages
walt@aardvark:~(0)$

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: firefox 3.6.13+build3+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-27.49-generic 2.6.32.26+drm33.12
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-27-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Jan 21 01:15:11 2011
FirefoxPackages:
 firefox 3.6.13+build3+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
 firefox-gnome-support 3.6.13+build3+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
 firefox-branding 3.6.13+build3+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
 abroswer N/A
 abrowser-branding N/A
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_CA.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: firefox

[Paul White (paulw2u)]

WaltSullivan,

We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to review all reported bugs in a timely manner. You reported this bug some time ago and there have been many changes in Ubuntu since that time.

Can this bug report now be closed or do you still see the problem that you reported?

If we do not hear from you the bug report will close itself in approximately 60 days time.

Thank you for helping make Ubuntu better.

Paul White
[Ubuntu Bug Squad]

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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