Re: [Evolution] Version 3.38.3-1 keeps asking for passwords

[Pete Biggs <pete biggs org uk>]

> It produces a indown that asks for a password. When I enter the
> password, the window disappears, as though it is accepted, and then
> reappears after about ten seconds. If I cancel it, the behavior is as
> if the password was accepted.
>
> Why does it keep asking for the password when everything works?
Evolution doesn't store the passwords itself, it uses gnome-keyring
(via libsecret). If you are using a non-Gnome desktop then you need to
make sure that gnome-keyring is running. It usually gets started
automatically, but sometimes with non-Gnome desktops it can die and
libsecret keeps running with nowhere to store/retrieve passwords.

How to fix it?  Well often the most pragmatic approach is a reboot.

P.