Soon after I installed Fedora 20 I used the online accounts config panel to set up my Google account. This worked well for several months.
A few weeks ago, I changed my Google account password. Ever since then, GNOME keeps prompting me for my Google account password - but it won't accept either the new password or the old one. I just have to cancel the dialog box.
I've tried removing the account and adding it back, but it still won't accept the password. Every time I wake the system from sleep, I get a dialog box asking for my Google account password which I have to cancel.
Does anyone have any idea what's going on or how I can fix this?
Thanks,
Dave...
On 30/08/14 09:35, Dave Cross wrote:
A few weeks ago, I changed my Google account password. Ever since then, GNOME keeps prompting me for my Google account password - but it won't accept either the new password or the old one. I just have to cancel the dialog box.
I don't know about how to solve this, but I'm seeing the same problem and it started around the same time it seems. Did you get anywhere with this?
FWIW I haven't changed my password for a long time. The dialog box just started appearing and doesn't accept the password.
I'm going to try to investigate later.
On 09/03/2014 03:17 PM, Martin Garton wrote:
On 30/08/14 09:35, Dave Cross wrote:
A few weeks ago, I changed my Google account password. Ever since then, GNOME keeps prompting me for my Google account password - but it won't accept either the new password or the old one. I just have to cancel the dialog box.
I don't know about how to solve this, but I'm seeing the same problem and it started around the same time it seems. Did you get anywhere with this?
FWIW I haven't changed my password for a long time. The dialog box just started appearing and doesn't accept the password.
I'm going to try to investigate later.
I had a similar problem with gmail, I found I had to decrease the security settings, there is now a 2-step more secure login/password setup for gmail..
I think this might help: http://email.about.com/od/gmailtips/qt/How-To-Secure-Your-Gmail-Account-With...
Verification
To turn off enhanced two-step verification for your Gmail account:
* Go to the Google /2-step verification https://accounts.google.com/b/0/SmsAuthConfig?hl=en&service=mail/ page. * If prompted, enter your Gmail password under /Password:/ and click /Sign in/. * Click /Turn off 2-step verification…/. * Now click /OK/.
On Sat, Aug 30, 2014 at 09:35:11AM +0100, Dave Cross wrote:
Soon after I installed Fedora 20 I used the online accounts config panel to set up my Google account. This worked well for several months.
A few weeks ago, I changed my Google account password. Ever since then, GNOME keeps prompting me for my Google account password - but it won't accept either the new password or the old one. I just have to cancel the dialog box.
I've tried removing the account and adding it back, but it still won't accept the password. Every time I wake the system from sleep, I get a dialog box asking for my Google account password which I have to cancel.
Does anyone have any idea what's going on or how I can fix this?
Confirming I had this same problem for the longest time. I ended up deleting my Google account from it as well to make the dialog go away.
On Wed, Sep 03, 2014 at 03:41:41PM -0400, Paul Cartwright wrote:
On 09/03/2014 03:17 PM, Martin Garton wrote:
On 30/08/14 09:35, Dave Cross wrote:
A few weeks ago, I changed my Google account password. Ever since then, GNOME keeps prompting me for my Google account password - but it won't accept either the new password or the old one. I just have to cancel the dialog box.
I don't know about how to solve this, but I'm seeing the same problem and it started around the same time it seems. Did you get anywhere with this?
FWIW I haven't changed my password for a long time. The dialog box just started appearing and doesn't accept the password.
I'm going to try to investigate later.
I had a similar problem with gmail, I found I had to decrease the security settings, there is now a 2-step more secure login/password setup for gmail..
I think this might help: http://email.about.com/od/gmailtips/qt/How-To-Secure-Your-Gmail-Account-With...
VerificationTo turn off enhanced two-step verification for your Gmail account:
- Go to the Google /2-step verification https://accounts.google.com/b/0/SmsAuthConfig?hl=en&service=mail/ page.
- If prompted, enter your Gmail password under /Password:/ and click /Sign in/.
- Click /Turn off 2-step verification…/.
- Now click /OK/.
You can also turn on app passwords for applications.
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833?hl=en
On Wed, Sep 03, 2014 at 03:51:43PM -0400, Darryl L. Pierce wrote:
- Click /Turn off 2-step verification…/.
You can also turn on app passwords for applications. https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833?hl=en
Unfortuantely, unless something has changed, Gnome Online Accounts doesn't support this. (Last I tried, it told me directly that I needed to use my real account password, not an application password.)
On Wed, Sep 03, 2014 at 03:51:43PM -0400, Darryl L. Pierce wrote:
You can also turn on app passwords for applications.
...except it seems GOA doesn't accept them. WTH?
On Wed, Sep 03, 2014 at 03:59:53PM -0400, Darryl L. Pierce wrote:
You can also turn on app passwords for applications. https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833?hl=en
...except it seems GOA doesn't accept them. WTH?
This is probably a good RFE for https://bugzilla.gnome.org/. I'd do it, but it sounds like you have the error message more fresh in your mind and can probably describe it better. :)
On Wed, Sep 03, 2014 at 04:06:03PM -0400, Matthew Miller wrote:
On Wed, Sep 03, 2014 at 03:59:53PM -0400, Darryl L. Pierce wrote:
You can also turn on app passwords for applications. https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833?hl=en
...except it seems GOA doesn't accept them. WTH?
This is probably a good RFE for https://bugzilla.gnome.org/. I'd do it, but it sounds like you have the error message more fresh in your mind and can probably describe it better. :)
I went into Seahorse and deleted all of the GOA kruft that was in there and recreated it and it worked with two-step authentication.
For now.
We'll see what happens when the authorization expires.
On Wed, Sep 03, 2014 at 03:58:29PM -0400, Matthew Miller wrote:
On Wed, Sep 03, 2014 at 03:51:43PM -0400, Darryl L. Pierce wrote:
- Click /Turn off 2-step verification…/.
You can also turn on app passwords for applications. https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833?hl=en
Unfortuantely, unless something has changed, Gnome Online Accounts doesn't support this. (Last I tried, it told me directly that I needed to use my real account password, not an application password.)
Yeah, that makes little sense to me on the surface. The whole point of app passwords is for stuff like this while enabling two-step authentication.
I'll file an RFE as you suggested elsewhere and maybe they'll fix it...
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