Google Chrome browser and Kwallet

[Ed Greshko]

On 06/30/2011 07:42 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> 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.
>

Since I am the only one using this system, I just changed the kwallet
settings.  I unchecked "Close when unused for XXXX" and checked "Close
when last application stops using it". 

I get one prompt the first time any application uses the wallet and
never get prompted again unless I logout.


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