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

[James Toebes <james toebesacademy com>]

Check your installed packages.  I do not get the password issue. I have
previouly without the keyring packages. On my Ubuntu 20.04 the
following keyring packages are installed.  

jtoebes@jtoebes-Legion-5-15ACH6:~$ sudo apt list installed *keyrin*
Listing... Done
debian-archive-keyring/focal,focal 2019.1ubuntu2 all
debian-keyring/focal,focal 2020.03.24 all
debian-ports-archive-keyring/focal,focal 2019.11.05 all
emdebian-archive-keyring/focal,focal 2.2 all
gnome-keyring-pkcs11/focal,now 3.36.0-1ubuntu1 amd64
[installed,automatic]
gnome-keyring/focal,now 3.36.0-1ubuntu1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
keyringer/focal,focal 0.5.5-1 all
leap-archive-keyring/focal,focal 2017.11.24 all
libpam-gnome-keyring/focal,now 3.36.0-1ubuntu1 amd64
[installed,automatic]
mercurial-keyring/focal,focal 1.3.0-1 all
pidgin-gnome-keyring/focal 2.0-2 amd64
pkg-mozilla-archive-keyring/focal,focal 1.2 all
python-keyring/focal,focal 18.0.1-2ubuntu1 all
python3-keyring/focal,focal,now 18.0.1-2ubuntu1 all
[installed,automatic]
python3-keyrings.alt/focal,focal 3.4.0-1 all
signon-keyring-extension/focal 0.6+14.10.20140513-0ubuntu2 amd64
ubuntu-cloud-keyring/focal-updates,focal-updates 2020.02.11.4 all
ubuntu-cloudimage-keyring/focal-updates,focal-updates 2020.02.11.4 all
ubuntu-dbgsym-keyring/focal-updates,focal-updates 2020.02.11.4 all
ubuntu-keyring/focal-updates,focal-updates,now 2020.02.11.4 all
[installed,automatic]
ubuntu-oem-keyring/focal-updates,focal-updates 2020.02.11.4 all
ubuntukylin-keyring/focal,focal 2014.04.10 all

On Mon, 2021-10-25 at 15:18 -0700, garywk wrote:
> On Mon, 2021-10-25 at 13:40 -0700, Van Snyder wrote:
> > Evolution version 3.38.3-1 on Debian Buster 10 keeps asking for
> > passwords.
> >
> > 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?
> >
> > Is this corrected in a version that is newer than what Debian is
> > distributing (3.38.3-1)?
> >
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> I have run into this problem multiple times after doing "apt-get
> updates".  Something in the system gets broken and then is repaired a
> few days later after updating again.
>
> A reboot has never fixed the problem.  Linux is not Windows.  
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