Google Chrome browser and Kwallet

[Patrick O'Callaghan]

On Thu, 2011-06-30 at 06:16 -0400, John Aldrich wrote:
> On Thu June 30 2011, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > 
> > $ google-chrome --help
> > 
> > [...]
> > 
> > --password-store=<basic|gnome|kwallet>
> >               Set the password store to use.  The default is to
> > automatically detect based  on  the  desktop  environment.   basic
> > selects  the  built  in,  unencrypted  password store.  gnome selects
> > Gnome keyring.  kwallet selects (KDE) KWallet. (Note that KWallet may
> > not work reliably outside KDE.)
> > 
> > Maybe the autodetection is buggy. I know that on one installation I get
> > the nagging KDE Wallet window all the time (even when revisiting a page
> > I've been on before in the same session), while on the other I never see
> > it. Both are using KDE.
> > 
> Had a similar problem with Chrome just pop up out of the blue. I changed 
> the web browser in systemsettings from "google chrome" to "google-chrome --
> password-store=kwallet" and ran like that for a couple days, then gave up 
> and removed the "--passwordstore=..." bit and voila! I am now no longer 
> propmted for my KWallet password. :D
> 

Thanks, maybe I'll try that on the one that keeps nagging. From your
description, clearly it is buggy.

poc