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[Bug 1512002] Re: Annoying dialog "Authentication is required to change your own user data"

 

This problem popped up last night and has now occurred the last three times I woke my computer from sleep ("suspend") mode.
When I type my password to wake my computer, I get the same dialog box indicating that authentication is required, and the details indicate "org.freedesktop.accounts.change-own-user-data". I have clicked "cancel" each time and was able to resume work without any problems.
I am working on a desktop running Ubuntu 15.10.

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Title:
  Annoying dialog "Authentication is required to change your own user
  data"

Status in policykit-1-gnome package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Every few days a dialog pops up saying "Authentication is required to change your own user data" with an entry field for a password. If I type my user's password the dialog will reappear with an empty entry field. If I click on the cross to close the window many times it will be gone, but reappear a few days later. I don't know what this window is for and it makes no difference whether I close it or leave it. I don't use the gnome keyring.
  This started with Ubuntu 15.04 or maybe with an earlier release, and is still there in Ubuntu 15.10, also on machines I did a fresh install.

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