What type of authentication Ubuntu One uses? Why there is no Login/Password fields under System->Preferences->Ubuntu One entry?
Is current U1 auth based on cookies or something?
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Ubuntu One is storing your credential inside Gnome Keyring Manager. You can access this manager from the System -> Preferences menu (or in older Ubuntu release from the Applications -> Accessories) choose the application named Passwords and Encryption Keys.
You can see that your Ubuntu One credentials are stored there.
Note that this keyring manager is encrypted, it's a safe store. But it is unlock upon login, so that's why you don't need to enter your Ubuntu One credentials.
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It's really worth installing this little indicator-applet to see what Ubuntu One is doing. It's no dropbox, not by a long shot, but I find it helps demystify what on earth U1 is up to at any given moment : http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/10/ubuntu-one-indicator-applet-puts-sync-status-back-into-view/
Sadly, this proposed upgrade to the Ubuntu One client didn't appear the make the cut for 10.10 : http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/07/the-ubuntu-one-control-panel-beauty-in-simplicity/
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