Unsolved Moving login.data and keyring
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@andre_2000
I am a bit out of ideas why this happen on your system.
Trying to import user data into Brave or Chromium does not work. Thought you can import them from other browser into Vivaldi but that does not work, then. -
@mib2berlin Thanks anyway. I think I will try tomorrow to reinstall system on clean partition with the same user name and password.
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Ok, after fresh install Mint 21.2 Cinnamon on clean / partition and existing /home partition with ./config/vivaldi subfolder I have my last session in Vivaldi but no logins or passwords. File login.data has not been modified since yesterday, it is still there in Default with the same size, ~/.local/share/keyrings/ is the same as before reinstalling and seahorse shows the same passwords but Vivaldi doesn't see them
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@andre_2000
Hi, can you still reach your old install?
If yes you can start sync on the old one and the sync in the new install. -
Hi, can you still reach your old install?
Nope, I've decided first time after years to do clean install because that was old partition and almost full.
"Fun" info - I've just entered in address bar two websites addresses and autofill worked (!) but in others, mainly tabs from last session, no. Two hits on about twenty tries. In vivaldi://settings/passwords I can see these two logins but only until restart Vivaldi.
I'm on the start of preparing new OS to work so I can do some experiments if you have any and reinstall system if necessary again.
Ok, I've just moved ./config/Vivaldi profile to other folder and start Vivaldi again, as fresh. Than I copied only login.data file from moved folder and it is the same - on these two sites autofill work, on others not. Can't access to 'export passwords' option.
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@andre_2000
I am on Windows at moment and this work.
Move the profile folder "Default" or delete it in you new install.
Start Vivaldi, close all tabs, close Vivaldi.
Copy the 2 Login Data files from your backup to the new profile folder.
I test this and all passwords are there.On Opensuse you have to create a new keyring if you install the system, is it the same on Mint?
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Move the profile folder "Default" or delete it in you new install.
Start Vivaldi, close all tabs, close Vivaldi.Ok, I've just moved ./config/Vivaldi profile to other folder and start Vivaldi again, as fresh. Than I copied only login.data file from moved folder and it is the same - on these two sites autofill work, on others not. Can't access to 'export passwords' option.
On Opensuse you have to create a new keyring if you install the system, is it the same on Mint?
Yes, Mint asked me about new keyring. First I tried Vivaldi without coping old keyring file, just using the same password, second I overwritten keyring file with old one.
More than recovering old passwords I'm worring about next time moving vivaldi folder to new system with the same problems.
Ok, another try with starting Vivaldi without any data, stored one password restarted and Vivaldi remembers it, shows it and there is export password option.
- Back to copied vivaldi folder but without login.data file... these two sites have still autofill option - login.data file is not password file?
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@andre_2000
It seems the passwords are lost. ./
Login data and Login Data-journal are the password files.
Copy only the files you need over, bookmarks, the session folder and so forth.
One or two files, then test.The link I posted above show which file does what:
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@mib2berlin said in Moving login.data and keyring:
Login data and Login Data-journal are the password files.
Yes, I read but why I can access these two sites without Login Data and Login Data-journal files? Cookies?
Ok, I can still use Login Data file by sql to extract logins to websites. BTW, the journal file is always empty at my computer.
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@andre_2000
Hm, no idea, some pages save the credentials in cookies but the paswords?
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Hi,
OS: Linux Fedora 38
Vivaldi: 6.1.3035.204 (Stable channel) stable (64-bit)When I got back from vacation today, I installed my system updates and it looks like a Vivaldi update has gone through too.
My logins/passwords have all disappeared in my settings (vivaldi://settings/privacy/) and are no longer updated.
I can still import them from a .csv file on the vivaldi://settings/passwords page but the autofill doesn't work and anyway everything disappears again on every restart.
Only automatic reconnections work via cookies (session cookies I guess something like that)
Needless to say, this problem is annoying.
To be clear if the problem is not resolved quickly, I will have to probably go back to firefox.
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@MrZed
Hi again, all user report disappearing passwords had a broken keyring.
I login automatically in my Linux but get a user/pass prompt for the keyring, If dismiss it I get an empty password list in Vivaldi.
Chromium password management should not work either.
Iirc Firefox use itยดs own password management.Cheers, mib
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@MrZed Was your GNOE keyring unlocked after login? Check in seahorse.
If that does not help, from your daily backup do restore:
- your GNOME keyring data
- your ~/.config/vivaldi/ folder
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@mib2berlin
Hey, i tried everything suggestet on this forum. You say people have broken keyring when passwords dont show in Vivaldi. Is there a way to fix this?Ty and have a nice day!
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@Triwiwerr
Hi, if you have a copy/backup of the old keyring it should be possible.
If a keyring is broken on the system itself no.
Can you reach the old system?Cheers, mib
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@mib2berlin
I actually turned this Keyring nonsense off when i installed Linux mint.
And it all worked well, and i could access my passwords and all. But today it doesn't show my passwords it says there is no passwords saved. But when i registered to this forum it actually did save these new passwords, and they show up. But i cant see older ones . Older passwords still work when i try to log in to other sites.
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@Triwiwerr
Can you try to export passwords?
Export create a clear text file as .cvs file.
Use chrome://settings/passwords for it. -
@mib2berlin
No it wont let me. export opton is not clickable. -
@Triwiwerr
Your problem is completely different to the user in this thread reported.
You donยดt move your profile to a new system, no keyring involved.
Something has happen break the Chromium password system.
I would create a new profile, change nothing, close all tabs, close Vivaldi.
Copy the file Login Data from your profile folder "Default" to the new profile called Profile 1/Start Vivaldi and choose the new profile.