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[Bug 874501] [NEW] couldn't prepare to write out keyring

 

Public bug reported:

gnome-keyring-daemon can't store password in keyring files
into ~/.gnome2/keyrings/ .keyring files are created, but passwords aren't stored

in /var/log/auth.log when any application try to store a password (nautilus, empathy, evolution, ubuntuone) I can see these log messages:
Oct 14 17:18:56 ktulu gnome-keyring-daemon[15555]: egg_symkey_generate_simple: assertion `iterations >= 1' failed
Oct 14 17:18:56 ktulu gnome-keyring-daemon[15555]: couldn't prepare to write out keyring: /home/alessio/.gnome2/keyrings/login.keyring
Oct 14 17:18:56 ktulu gnome-keyring-daemon[15555]: couldn't unwrap item secret: Internal error

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: gnome-keyring 3.2.0-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Oct 14 20:13:19 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
SourcePackage: gnome-keyring
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: gnome-keyring (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 oneiric running-unity

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Title:
  couldn't prepare to write out keyring

Status in “gnome-keyring” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  gnome-keyring-daemon can't store password in keyring files
  into ~/.gnome2/keyrings/ .keyring files are created, but passwords aren't stored

  in /var/log/auth.log when any application try to store a password (nautilus, empathy, evolution, ubuntuone) I can see these log messages:
  Oct 14 17:18:56 ktulu gnome-keyring-daemon[15555]: egg_symkey_generate_simple: assertion `iterations >= 1' failed
  Oct 14 17:18:56 ktulu gnome-keyring-daemon[15555]: couldn't prepare to write out keyring: /home/alessio/.gnome2/keyrings/login.keyring
  Oct 14 17:18:56 ktulu gnome-keyring-daemon[15555]: couldn't unwrap item secret: Internal error

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: gnome-keyring 3.2.0-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Fri Oct 14 20:13:19 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
  SourcePackage: gnome-keyring
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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