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I'm using Ubuntu 11.04, after login it displays this message:

Choose password for new keyring

An application wants to create a new keyring called 'Default'. Choose password you want to use for it.

System is just hanged...not able to do anything. [Except the terminal login using (alt+ctr+f1)].

What is the keyring is all about? How to get rid of it? I'm stuck here.

I have removed the file keyring file @ home/.gnome2/keyring...still the issue remains.

Could you please tell me command based solution...[I tried with seahorse, however "terminal can not open display"] and i dont want to restart the system.

Luis Alvarado
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Keyring is used by applications to store your passwords and cryptographic keys in secure manner. It must be protected, either by separate password or being unlocked when you login (with password).

You can manage your keyrings by going to System Settings -> Passwords and Encryption Keys

See also: GNOME Keyring in wiki

vartec
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I have passwordless Ubuntu login because I already have full disk encryption (of course!) and the popop appears whenever Chromium starts for the first time after boot. I store all my website passwords on Proton Pass.

I reported the issue at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bug/2073356 and Nathan Teodosio suggested the following working workaround:

snap disconnect chromium:password-manager-service

It did forced me to relogin on all sites, but then it stopped trying to create the keyring each time.

Things were also working if I just Enter through the popup leaving fields empty. It does create a new keyring each time, but I don't think it matters.

Passwordless login has always been a general annoyance in Ubuntu, it's just not generally well supported unfortunately and some issue comes up every few distros. Maybe there's a reason why it's a bad idea, not sure.

Related: Chrome asks for password to unlock keyring on startup

Tested on Ubuntu 24.04, snap chromium version 126.0.6478.126.

Ciro Santilli OurBigBook.com
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seahorse is not installed by default with Xubuntu 11.4, you have to install it first. Then you'll find the menu item under "Settings".

Bob
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