[Kde-pim] Kmail2 doesn't remember passwords

[Anne Wilson]

On Monday 05 Sep 2011 ianseeks wrote:
> On Monday 05 Sep 2011 20:58:37 Andras Mantia wrote:
> > Gaffer. wrote:
> > > On Monday 05 September 2011 12:53:40 Valentin Rusu wrote:
> > >> On 09/05/2011 09:24 AM, ianseeks wrote:
> > >> > hi
> > >> > 
> > >> > If you don't use KDE Wallet, kmail2 never remembers your ISP logon
> > >> > password even though i tick the box to remember it.
> > >> > 
> > >> > Is there any way i can force it to remember and stop prompting me
> > >> > for it every time?
> > >> 
> > >> Yes, by activating KDE Wallet :)
> > >> 
> > >> That's the intent of KWallet : you give only one password when a
> > >> first application needs to use a secret (like your password). The
> > >> wallet will remain open and  subsequent secret access will
> > >> automatically be granted to requesting applications, eliminating
> > >> multiple password prompts.
> > >> 
> > >> > UPDATE:  It only forgets the password if you log out of the KDE
> > >> > session.  If you relaunch Kmail2 within the same sesseion, it
> > >> > remembers the password ok and doesn;t prompt for it.
> > > 
> > > Not everyone wants or requires the use of KDE Wallet !
> > > If the behavior cannot be changed then thats a good reason not to
> > > upgrade to Kmail 2.
> > 
> > A passowrdless wallet is not that different from storing the password in
> > kmail's configuration file.
> > So just use a wallet without a password.
> 
> Thanks. i shall try that. It doesn't seem to be an obvious solution so
> hopefully i can work it out.
> 
The other option is to uncheck all the options for when the wallet should 
close.  Thus you enter the password once, and it stays open until you close 
it.  Just remember to manually close it when you leave a session, for 
security's sake, and it's fine.  I use it this way.

Anne
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