Evolution does not save my passwords

Hello,

Is the package

gnome-keyring

properly installed?
If necessary, (re)install it.

Good luck!

Hello, here’s what I did to install gnome keyring:

pearl@scott-MS-7392:~$ sudo apt-get install gnome-keyring
[sudo] password for pearl:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
gnome-keyring is already the newest version (3.18.3-0ubuntu3+pearl5.0).
The following package was automatically installed and is no longer needed:
gstreamer0.10-plugins-good
Please use "sudo apt autoremove" to remove it.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
pearl@scott-MS-7392:~$

It seems to be installed, what should I do now?

Thank you

Hello

Here they suggest using Seahorse instead and checking that the default keyring is unlocked (in Seahorse: View > By Keyring):
https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2211920

It sounds more like an issue with gnome-keyring, than with evolution itself. Could you install Seahorse and verify that your Default Keyring is unlocked?
Use View->By Keyring menu option in Seahorse (Passwords and Keys) to see your configured keyrings.

Good luck

Hello,
I just installed Seahorse and if I understand correctly, it replaces the keyring?
I went to "view" and keyring is checked
I opened Evolution, entered my passwords but it didn't save them.

Thank you

Well, I've just looked and Seahorse is primarily used to store SSH and GPG keys (so it's not exactly a keychain). However, it does allow you to store passwords under certain conditions, for example, for Thunderbird.
https://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/seahorse#thunderbird

The solution based on Seahorse seems to come from here:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GNOME/Keyring#Passwords_are_not_remembered

If we look at the last message in this discussion thread, we see that starting with a clean configuration resolved the issue. What I suggest is to first update your entire system, then create a new user (that way they will have a clean profile), and then test with this new user. If it works, it means there is indeed something in your current profile that is causing the issue. In that case, deleting your Evolution profile and the corresponding keyrings should solve the problem. If it doesn't work with this new user, it smells like a bug.

The Evolution profile is stored here:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/293696/where-are-the-evolution-data-files-stored

The keyrings are stored here:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/96798/where-does-seahorse-gnome-keyring-store-its-keyrings

Good luck!

Hello,
I created a new user and logged in
I configured my address in Evolution and I have the exact same problem.
I notice that the keyring window no longer appears in both user sessions.
As if the keyring had been erased from the system...
Maybe a lead...
Thank you

Can you manage to launch gnome-keyring from a terminal? The three executables are:

(mando@velvet) (~) $ apt-file list gnome-keyring | grep bin/
gnome-keyring: /usr/bin/gnome-keyring
gnome-keyring: /usr/bin/gnome-keyring-3
gnome-keyring: /usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon

A priori, you need to first start the daemon, and then one of the first two executables.
https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GnomeKeyring/RunningDaemon

In the first terminal, run:

gnome-keyring --foreground

In the second terminal, run

gnome-keyring

Report back any errors that appear.

Good luck.

Good evening,
I think there's a problem; I can't launch gnome-keyring from the terminal and here's what the terminal returns:

pearl@scott-MS-7392:~$ apt-file list gnome-keyring | grep bin/
E: The cache is empty. You need to run 'apt-file update' first.
pearl@scott-MS-7392:~$ apt-file update
apt-file is now using the user's cache directory.
If you want to switch back to the system-wide cache directory,
run 'apt-file purge'
Ignoring source without Contents File:
http://packages.pearllinux.com/dists/rapturo/Contents-amd64.gz
Downloading complete file http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/xenial/Contents-amd64.gz
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
100 31.7M 100 31.7M 0 0 1037k 0 0:00:31 0:00:31 --:--:-- 1044k
Downloading complete file http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/xenial-updates/Contents-amd64.gz
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
100 18.5M 100 18.5M 0 0 1044k 0 0:00:18 0:00:18 --:--:-- 1053k
Downloading complete file http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/xenial-backports/Contents-amd64.gz
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
100 22674 100 22674 0 0 151k 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 151k
Downloading complete file http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/xenial-security/Contents-amd64.gz
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
100 13.7M 100 13.7M 0 0 1033k 0 0:00:13 0:00:13 --:--:-- 1044k
Ignoring source without Contents File:
http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/dists/xenial/Contents-amd64.gz
Ignoring source without Contents File:
https://deb.opera.com/opera-stable/dists/stable/Contents-amd64.gz
Ignoring source without Contents File:
http://deb.opera.com/opera/dists/stable/Contents-amd64.gz
Ignoring source without Contents File:
http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mate-dev/xenial-mate/ubuntu/dists/xenial/Contents-amd64.gz
pearl@scott-MS-7392:~$ gnome-keyring: /usr/bin/gnome-keyring
WARNING:root:could not open file '/etc/apt/sources.list'

No command 'gnome-keyring:' found, did you mean:
Command 'gnome-keyring' from package 'gnome-keyring' (main)
gnome-keyring:: command not found
pearl@scott-MS-7392:~$ gnome-keyring: /usr/bin/gnome-keyring-3
WARNING:root:could not open file '/etc/apt/sources.list'

No command 'gnome-keyring:' found, did you mean:
Command 'gnome-keyring' from package 'gnome-keyring' (main)
gnome-keyring:: command not found
pearl@scott-MS-7392:~$ gnome-keyring: /usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon
WARNING:root:could not open file '/etc/apt/sources.list'

No command 'gnome-keyring:' found, did you mean:
Command 'gnome-keyring' from package 'gnome-keyring' (main)
gnome-keyring:: command not found
pearl@scott-MS-7392:~$ gnome-keyring --foreground
bash: /usr/bin/gnome-keyring: Permission denied
pearl@scott-MS-7392:~$

thank you

Well, I deleted this distribution to replace it with a newer one.
Evolution is installed and I have the window to unlock the keychain that tells me: the password you use to log in to this computer no longer matches the one for your keychain.
Apparently, the admin password does not match the keychain password.
Can we cancel or modify the keychain password?
Thank you.

return......here's what I did :

scott@scott-MS-7392:~$ apt-file list gnome-keyring | grep bin/
gnome-keyring: /usr/bin/gnome-keyring
gnome-keyring: /usr/bin/gnome-keyring-3
gnome-keyring: /usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon

scott@scott-MS-7392:~$ gnome-keyring
usage : gnome-keyring command [options]
commands : certificate-exception
 import
 version
scott@scott-MS-7392:~$ gnome-keyring --foreground
usage : gnome-keyring command [options]
commands : certificate-exception
 import
 version
scott@scott-MS-7392:~$ gnome-keyring
usage : gnome-keyring command [options]
commands : certificate-exception
 import
 version
scott@scott-MS-7392:~$ 

I can save my new password in the keyring

thank you for the follow-up