Re: [Evolution] Evolution on Scientific Linux 7.4 won't open accounts

[Andre Klapper <ak-47 gmx net>]

On Fri, 2020-05-22 at 18:12 -0700, W Van Snyder wrote:
> I have installed Scientific Linux 7.4 on one of my own computers.
>
> It includes Evolution 3.28.5-8.el7.
>
> I set up my accounts in exactly the same way as in another computer,
> where everything works fine.
>
> All the accounts are imap. Evolution calls them imapx.
>
> After trying to open the inbox, one says
>
> Failed to connect account "XYZ". The reported error was “Error
> performing TLS handshake: Internal error in memory allocation.”.
>
> Another one says
>
> Failed to connect account "ABC". The reported error was “Failed to
> authenticate: No Kerberos credentials available (default cache:
> KEYRING:persistent:3593)”.
>
> (My UID is 3593).
>
> Is this a Scientific Linux problem or an Evolution problem?

This has to do with underlying system libraries. See for example
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evolution/+bug/1876286
https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=318363

Cheers,
andre
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