I changed my user password in Ubuntu, everything was OK until the next time I booted my Linux box. Keyring Manager was asking me for a password (as my wireless connection needed stored WPA password), immediately figured out that this was caused by the password change.
The problem is that Gnome Keyring manager doesn’t have an option to change the default keyring password. So, if your user password is changed, every time you log in Keyring Manager will ask for the password you supplied during Ubuntu’s installation (awkward).
Due the lack of password change in Keyring Manager we need another application: Seahorse. To install type the following:
$ sudo apt-get install seahorse
Once installed open it (Applications -> Accessories -> Passwords and Encryption Keys), and then go to Edit -> Preferences menu. Select GNOME Keyring tab and change the password to match your actual Linux user password.
Thanks. I never would have figured that out.
I found this thread from Ubuntuforums.org and I just wanted to say thank you very much, this works wonderfully.
Hi Andrewkk… neither I… it was a very lucky discovery!
[…] it turns out that there is. The Seahorse application lets you do this. I found the following blog posting by Ivan Torres that shows you how to do this. Now changing the password is accomplished by Applications -> […]
I followed your instructions but there isn´t any GNOME keyring tab
thnx
There is no “GNOME Keyring” tab. I solved this by opening Seahorse:
Open Applications -> Accessories -> Passwords and Encryption Keys
Then going to Edit -> Preferences -> Password Keyrings tab. Click “login” in the list, and then click the “Change Unlock Password” button.
Just so you know this quick howto is still valid even in future versions. Finally the prompt for my “old” password for the default keyring bugged me enough to search for a solution. Which I found here. #1 hit on google for “ubuntu default keyring” There is a bit of a change however for Intrepid Ibex version. (8.10) I do not believe you need to install seahorse as I think it is installed by default now on Intrepid. Also, After Edit > Preferences the tab is now called “Password Keyrings” and you highlight “login” then click “Change Unlock password”
Thank you for this howto
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