Bug 267687 - Improve failure notices message box text
Summary: Improve failure notices message box text
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: kwalletmanager
Classification: Applications
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: Ubuntu Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Valentin Rusu
URL:
Keywords: triaged
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2011-03-05 10:47 UTC by Andreas Roth
Modified: 2022-09-06 10:50 UTC (History)
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Description Andreas Roth 2011-03-05 10:47:47 UTC 
Version:           unspecified (using KDE 4.6.1) 
OS:                Linux

At the moment kwalletd shows the following message text when something has gone wrong:
There have been repeated failed attempts to gain access to a wallet. An application may be misbehaving.
It would be really helpful if the message text could tell a bit more details about the failure. First of all the application (or applications) should be mentioned in the message text. If possible the reason provided by the backend should be added too.


Reproducible: Always
Comment 1 t68b 2011-04-15 22:38:58 UTC 
i'm seeing the same.

 "There have been repeated failed attempts to gain access to a wallet. An application may be misbehaving."

on multiple boxes running,

 kwalletmanager-4.6.2-3.3.x86_64

seeing different behaviors.

sometimes just the message, sometimes the message plus re-requests for my KMAil account passwords.

in the latter case, i i enter the passwords, it seems to fix the problem for a couple/few restarts, but then reappears.
Comment 2 Yasin Zähringer 2011-06-13 22:24:22 UTC 
*** This bug has been confirmed by popular vote. ***
Comment 3 Joseph Reagle 2011-08-01 13:33:13 UTC 
This is a duplicate of https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=261559 .
Comment 4 Davor Cubranic 2011-08-26 23:24:44 UTC 
I'm not sure this is a duplicate of bug 261559, Joseph. The reporter does not mention any errors from KMail about storing passwords in the wallet. In my case, KMail is also able to access all passworded servers with no problems, but the Wallet is regularly putting up a "repeated failed attempts" error message.
Comment 5 Andreas Roth 2011-08-27 10:49:23 UTC 
You're right Davor. The problem with kwallet is that if something went wrong it just pops up the message box "something is wrong". The user does not get a clue what might be wrong or which application caused the problem.
Comment 6 Valentin Rusu 2013-09-02 21:52:19 UTC 
Does this issue has gone after fixing 254198? Could you please confirm?
Comment 7 Jonathan Wakely 2015-06-12 09:41:42 UTC 
The popup still says nothing useful in Plasma 5
Comment 8 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-09-25 21:53:17 UTC 
Dear Bug Submitter,

This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 15 days. Please provide the requested information as soon as possible and set the bug status as REPORTED. Due to regular bug tracker maintenance, if the bug is still in NEEDSINFO status with no change in 30 days, the bug will be closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME due to lack of needed information.

For more information about our bug triaging procedures please read the wiki located here: https://community.kde.org/Guidelines_and_HOWTOs/Bug_triaging

If you have already provided the requested information, please set the bug status as REPORTED so that the KDE team knows that the bug is ready to be confirmed.

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Comment 9 Jonathan Wakely 2018-09-26 08:47:36 UTC 
I believe I answered the question in comment 7 so changing to REPORTED.
Comment 10 michaelk83 2022-09-06 10:50:33 UTC 
Related to Bug 451039 comment 2.