>From: Bradley Pursley <pursley001@xxxxxxxxxxx> >Date: 2008/04/29 Tue PM 12:14:36 CDT >To: For users of Fedora <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: Re: where can i find the default keyrings??? >max bianco wrote: >> On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 12:24 PM, Bradley Pursley >> <pursley001@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>> >>>>> You still didn't answer the original question: "Where are the keyring >>>>> files?" >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Your not paying attention. The original post asked where changes could >>>> be made and I answered that question. Keyring manager is where a >>>> legitimate user makes his/her changes. If your foolish enough to >>>> forget all your passwords and depend on the keyring manager to >>>> remember them all for you, well that's another issue all together. In >>>> either case if evolution asks for the email password and you provide >>>> it then it will work without needing to consult the keyring manager. >>>> It sounds to me like someone is phishing..... >>>> >>>> Max >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> Your response was rude and very presuming and I take offense to it. >>> Here is why I need to know where the files are: >>> >>> 1) I am the sole administrator for both machines that I have. >>> 2) I am the sole person who set them up and configured them but never set >>> up any "keyring" passwords. >>> 3) The system started prompting me for the default keyring password, which >>> was never set up, to save the network key for a wireless connection. >>> 4) No password ever used on the system works for the so-called "default >>> keyring password". >>> 5) As such, I believe that the keyring file is corrupted and needs to be >>> deleted and recreated, which means I need to know where they are. >>> >>> >>> >> You can take offense if you like, if you have the keyring manager >> installed, it is a simple matter to delete the keyrings, if you have >> even bothered to try, but it doesn't sound like it. Editing corrupted >> files by hand, assuming they will even open is not likely to work, >> IMHO. However google may enlighten you like it did me as to their >> location if you take the time to use it that is. In addition you are >> not the author of the original post as near as I can tell. >> >> Max >(I'm going to ignore any further personal attacks) > >Okay, I'll lay it out for you just so you'll stop making those false >assumptions and yes, I was not the original author but was hoping for an >answer to my problem. > >The keyring manager will not work, nor any other program that uses the >keyrings, because it requires a password, which I don't have, for a >"default" keyring. This all started when I started using Network >Manager to connect via a wireless network and it started asking for a >password so that it could save the network key required to connect. >Since I don't have they keyring password it won't save the network key >and now prompts for it, along with the keyring password, every time you >log into the system. Mind you, this is not a critical problem but is a >major nuisance since the network key is a secured 25 digit hexidecimal >number. > >Now, my options appear to be to change a setting unknown to me, delete >the files and recreate them or find some utility to "fix" the files. >Granted, I am not against having to use some kind of option to >re-install the software and overwrite the configuration files since >nothing has been permanently saved. > >Bradley > Okay, children. Tame it down or you both get a time out! Delete /home/YOUR NAME/.gnome2/keyrings/default.keyring Gnome/network manager will recreate the default.keyring with correct permisssions next time you connect. Enter the same password as you login password and I believe it will not prompt you in the future. ~~R -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
