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Questions tagged [online-accounts]

This tag is appropriate for accounts on some online service (Google, Facebook, Yahoo) that are not necessarily connected to the current Ubuntu user account on a one-to-one basis.

This tag is appropriate for accounts on some online service (Google, Facebook, Yahoo) that are not necessarily connected to the current Ubuntu user account on a one-to-one basis.

If your question is about Ubuntu accounts/users, this tag is not appropriate, unless it relates to the intersection between them. Use the more general tag instead.

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Which programs use the new "Online Accounts"?

In Ubuntu Oneiric 11.10 it's possible to configure a Google Online Account. I'm able to configure this program to get access to Mail, Contacts, Calendar and Chat. But which programs use this data? There is no information about that. After I…
Bernd
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Google keep asking for permission to authorize my online account

Seems like google accounts authorized are not persistent. Every time I reboot "online accounts" loses the permissions and I have to re-authorize Ubuntu. Is this the default behaviour? Is there any patch/fix?
Andrea Olivato
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Google Drive takes a very long time to open with GNOME Online Accounts

Following this answer: https://askubuntu.com/a/320333/719469, I added Google to my GNOME accounts but when I click on my Drive account id in Nautilus, it does not show any file and in the bottom right corner it keeps on loading till 5-7 minutes. I…
Kewal Shah
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Why doesn't gnome-online-accounts accept a Google "application specific password"?

I use 2-step verification with Google, so when giving permission to gnome-online-accounts to access my Google account, I have to type in the authentication code as well. That's just fine, it's how things are supposed to work. However, every so often…
Jonathan Y.
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How do I use connect Office 365 via MS Exchange to a GNOME Online Account?

I am trying to setup an online account that connects to my companies office365 but i'm getting the error: "Cannot fins WebDAV endpoint". I can normally connect and login to the account via browser. Do i need to install an additional connector to do…
user2269847
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"Applications can no longer access your Online Account"

As soon as I start my computer this message appears: Applications can no longer access your ...@gmail.com Online Account Choose Online Accounts from the user menu to reinstate access to this account. So I open Online Accounts, enter the password…
RutvikSutaria
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How to add support for new services to Friends?

With the new friends-app landing in Ubuntu, it occurred to me that adding support for Instagram in the timeline would be cool. I also thought I might take a stab at it myself, but I'm having a hard time finding any documentation. Is there a spec…
andrewsomething
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Can't delete Facebook and Google in Online Accounts! Where is the config file for Ubuntu Online Accounts located?

since today I have an issue with my Ubuntu Online Account Settings. I started Empathy to log into my messengers, but I got an error that Facebook, Google and MSN need an authentication. I tried to delete all of them, but only MSN I was able to…
RobiN
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Disable and delete goa-daemon

How to disable and delete goa-daemon. I'm not using online accounts and this daemon only consumes my memory and CPU.
Alen
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How can I access my Google Drive via the command line with Gnome Online Accounts?

I have two Google Drive accounts connected via Gnome Online Accounts (GOA). I can browse them with nautilus but I have not found how to access them through the command line. Shouldn't they be mounted somewhere even if they are network shares? My…
Ramon Suarez
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Ubuntu Gnome Facebook login error

I am not able to login into Facebook on online accounts of Gnome Ubuntu 13.10. Always get this message (shown in screenshot) Your popup is too small to display this page. Please enlarge it to proceed. What should I do?
rajan
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gnome-online-accounts (GOA) with Xubuntu?

1) Is there some alternative to gnome-online-accounts (GOA) for use in Xubuntu? 2) If I install gnome-online-accounts in Xubuntu it pulls in the following dependencies The following NEW packages will be installed: apg cracklib-runtime…
Bengt Olsson
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Appearance, Online accounts disappeared in System Settings in Ubuntu 13.10

I was installing some apps and icons then I noticed that there were about 4 games installed, so I went to the Software Centre to remove them. Then I wanted to add my Facebook account to Online Accounts but Alas! It was disappeared. But it was there…
user204731
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Can't connect facebook to online accounts in 13.04

Just install 13.04 and am having trouble setting up online accounts with facebook. It opens up firefox and when I log in it comes up with a security warning. Any ideas why this is or what I could do to fix it?
mark howard
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How do I sync Google Photos to a hard drive directory?

I take pictures on my Android phone, and I have them synced with Google Photos, which puts them on other devices immediately via the cloud. How do I enable Google Photos to automatically sync to my Ubuntu laptop hard drive?
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