On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 1:14 PM, Bradley Pursley <pursley001@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > max bianco wrote: > > > On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 12:24 PM, Bradley Pursley > > <pursley001@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You still didn't answer the original question: "Where are the > keyring > > > > > files?" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Your not paying attention. The original post asked where changes could > > > > be made and I answered that question. Keyring manager is where a > > > > legitimate user makes his/her changes. If your foolish enough to > > > > forget all your passwords and depend on the keyring manager to > > > > remember them all for you, well that's another issue all together. In > > > > either case if evolution asks for the email password and you provide > > > > it then it will work without needing to consult the keyring manager. > > > > It sounds to me like someone is phishing..... > > > > > > > > Max > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Your response was rude and very presuming and I take offense to it. > > > Here is why I need to know where the files are: > > > > > > 1) I am the sole administrator for both machines that I have. > > > 2) I am the sole person who set them up and configured them but never > set > > > up any "keyring" passwords. > > > 3) The system started prompting me for the default keyring password, > which > > > was never set up, to save the network key for a wireless connection. > > > 4) No password ever used on the system works for the so-called > "default > > > keyring password". > > > 5) As such, I believe that the keyring file is corrupted and needs to > be > > > deleted and recreated, which means I need to know where they are. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You can take offense if you like, if you have the keyring manager > > installed, it is a simple matter to delete the keyrings, if you have > > even bothered to try, but it doesn't sound like it. Editing corrupted > > files by hand, assuming they will even open is not likely to work, > > IMHO. However google may enlighten you like it did me as to their > > location if you take the time to use it that is. In addition you are > > not the author of the original post as near as I can tell. > > > > Max > > > (I'm going to ignore any further personal attacks) > > Okay, I'll lay it out for you just so you'll stop making those false > assumptions and yes, I was not the original author but was hoping for an > answer to my problem. > A problem you never clearly stated. In the future perhaps you'll start your own thread or explicity state what you have and have not done. My assumptions are all that I have to go on, if you do not provide the information then my imagination will do it for you. Glad you got it working. Max > The keyring manager will not work, nor any other program that uses the > keyrings, because it requires a password, which I don't have, for a > "default" keyring. This all started when I started using Network Manager to > connect via a wireless network and it started asking for a password so that > it could save the network key required to connect. Since I don't have they > keyring password it won't save the network key and now prompts for it, along > with the keyring password, every time you log into the system. Mind you, > this is not a critical problem but is a major nuisance since the network key > is a secured 25 digit hexidecimal number. > > Now, my options appear to be to change a setting unknown to me, delete the > files and recreate them or find some utility to "fix" the files. Granted, I > am not against having to use some kind of option to re-install the software > and overwrite the configuration files since nothing has been permanently > saved. > > > > Bradley > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
