Re: Password for the default keyring

["Adam Schreiber" <sadam clemson edu>]

On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 8:25 AM, Eric Mesa <ericsbinaryworld gmail com> wrote:
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 7:38 AM, Adam Schreiber <sadam clemson edu> wrote:
> > The passwords tab corresponds to secrets stored in gnome-keyring
> > either by programs or the user.  Seahorse can't show you the stored
> > passwords and Evolution can't save one without unlocking the default
> > keyring.
> >
> > I would suggest running seahorse preferences and if you've never saved
> > any passwords successfully or don't mind losing what's stored,
> > removing the keyring listed, adding a new one, you will be prompted
> > for a password (I recommend the same as your login password if you
> > would like it automatically unlocked) and then set it as the Default
> > Keyring at the bottom of the dialog.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Adam
> >
>
>
> Thanks a ton Adam, I'll give that a shot when I get home.  Would this
> (removing keyring) have any effect on my saved GPG keys?  Or only on Gnome
> saved passwords.   (of which I have none)

Only GNOME saved passwords.

> And is running the preferences as
> easy as just going to Edit (or whatever the menu's called) -> Preferences?
> I can't recall seeing anything there (but I'm not in front of it right now)
> Or is there some seahorse preferences program to run?

That or seahorse-preferences, sorry I left out the hyphen earlier.
It's also in the System->Preferences menu as Encryption and Keyrings.

Cheers,

Adam