Ubuntu – How to open Skype without entering a keyring password each time

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I use Kubuntu 17.04 with Auto Login. My Login password is different than my Keyring and Kwallet passwords. Each time I open Skype for Linux Beta 5.5.0.1 a dialog box opens saying

Enter password for keyring "default keyring" to unlock.

I enter the password and I can use Skype. I would like not to have to enter my password each time. I did some searching in Dolphin and found I have Ubuntu, Gnome and Python keyrings. I can find nothing in my applications or settings to access the keyring. I do have KDEwallet/Kwalletmanager. What can I do?

Some think this is caused by the presence of dbus-user-session

$ dbus-user-session --version
dbus-user-session: command not found

With Auto Login to Kubuntu enabled:

$ ps aux | grep keyring
user  1808  0.0  0.0  14288  1024 pts/1    S+   19:06   0:00 grep --color=auto keyring

With Auto Login disabled:

$ ps aux | grep keyring
user  1258  0.0  0.1 203168  5152 ?        Sl   20:35   0:00 /usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon --daemonize --login
user  1856  0.0  0.0  14288   972 pts/1    S+   20:36   0:00 grep --color=auto keyring

Best Answer

I've solved this problem as follows:

  1. In the Kubuntu launch menu, type password to find the utility Passwords and Keys. Open this utility.
  2. In the panel on the left you should see an entry Login in the section Passwords. Right click on Login, and select Change Password from the pop-up menu.
  3. You'll need to enter your current password first, then it asks for a new password
  4. Just leave the fields blank and press Continue.

Once you have done that, you should be able to open Skype without being prompted for the keyring password.

Obviously, this approach assumes you are fine with not having this extra layer of security on your keyring, but I expect for most home users this is perfectly fine.

For more info, look at http://ask.xmodulo.com/disable-entering-password-unlock-default-keyring.html

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