Bug 420491

Summary:	kwallet - data loss of all passwords
Product:	[Frameworks and Libraries] frameworks-kwallet	Reporter:	sourcemaker <kde-bugzilla>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Valentin Rusu <valir>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	critical	CC:	kdelibs-bugs-null
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	5.69.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description sourcemaker 2020-04-24 01:36:12 UTC

After the KDE frameworks were updated, all existing passwords in kwallet were lost. The existing file kdewallet.kwl was overwritten empty. A backup had to be restored. Otherwise, all passwords will be lost forever.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Update kwallet to 5.69.0
2. Reboot system
3. kwalletd asks for creating a new wallet and immediately deletes the existing wallet

OBSERVED RESULT
All stored passwords in kwallet are lost/deleted

EXPECTED RESULT
No critical data loss!

Comment 1 Christoph Feck 2020-05-14 12:37:34 UTC

I have not seen this issue reported elsewhere, and I didn't see it either (my system is continously updated).

Are you using KWallet PAM?

Comment 2 sourcemaker 2022-10-16 14:24:28 UTC

This ticket is obsolete.
The error has not recurred since then.