How-To Fix "Enter password to unlock your login keyring"
If you see the message, "Enter password to unlock your login keyring" everytime you log into Google Chrome or Chromium Web Browser you might feel one of two ways: safe or frustrated. Knowing that you have to enter your password to use your web browser will give you some peace and mind that your user names and passwords are safe. You know that if someone uses your computer they can't automatically log into your account or view sites that have your information stored in the browser. However, if you live alone or trust the people that use your computer, this message can become very annoying.
If you are one of those that are frustrated by that annoying message, then follow the steps below to remove it. I used this solution on Ubuntu MATE 18.04, but it should work on other versions as well.
If you are one of those that are frustrated by that annoying message, then follow the steps below to remove it. I used this solution on Ubuntu MATE 18.04, but it should work on other versions as well.
How to Fix Enter password to unlock your login keyring:
1. Click on the Applications menu, high-light Accessories, and then click on Passwords and Keys.
2. When the Passwords and Keys dialog box appears, look to see if it has it has a Default keyring folder under Passwords on the left.
3. If it is missing, then click on the File menu and click on New...
4. When the seahorse dialog box appears, click on the Password Keyring option and click the Continue button.
5. When the Add Password Keyring dialog box appears, click in the area next to New Keyring Name: and type Default keyring and
then click the OK button.
then click the OK button.
6. A pop-up box will appear that says, "Choose a new password for the 'Login' keyring" and when it does press the Continue button
without typing in a password.
without typing in a password.
7. Click the Continue button when the Store passwords unencryted? dialog box appears.
8. If you have a Login folder on the left side of the Passwords and Keys dialog box, right-click and select unlock and type in your password
to unlock the folder. Once you have that folder unlocked, you can delete the contents in that folder. You can delete the links individually or
select them all at once and delete them.
to unlock the folder. Once you have that folder unlocked, you can delete the contents in that folder. You can delete the links individually or
select them all at once and delete them.
9. After you delete all the links, lock the Login folder so that your browsers won't try to write new links in that folder. To lock the Login folder,
righ-click the folder and click on Lock.
righ-click the folder and click on Lock.
10. You will notice that a lock icon will appear locked next to the Login folder. Leave the new Default keyring unlocked so that your browsers
will store their information in that folder.
will store their information in that folder.
11. Right-click on the new Default keyring folder and select Set as default to make it your new default folder for storing your links and
passwords.
passwords.
12. Close the Passwords and Keys dialog box and reboot your computer.
When your computer returns, open Google Chrome and log in to your Google account. It may prompt you for your username and password. Click the Save button if a dialog box pop-ups that says, "Do you want Google Chrome to save your password for this site?"
You should now be able to use your Google Chrome or Chromium Web Browser without being prompted by that nagging dialog box asking for your password. If it still appears, make sure that the Default keyring folder is still unlocked.
I hope this helped you fix your problem.
Take care!
