Cannot retrieve passwords
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BrigitteDoris last edited by
Hi, whenever I try to retrieve a password the password manager asks to enter a pc user name and PW. Can that nonsense be bypassed?
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@brigittedoris Nope, Chromium encrypts saved passwords using the OS login credentials and that's why you are asked to provide your OS password.
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BrigitteDoris last edited by
@leocg If it has been like that for years why could I open it every time without being asked for any login until just recently?
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@brigittedoris Just to make sure that nothing is being misunderstood here, you are talking about going to the passwords manager and see or copy the password for a page, right?
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@brigittedoris Well, here it always worked like I said, with Opera and other Chromium based browsers asking for the OS password.
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@brigittedoris Did you change anything in the way you login on your computer?
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BrigitteDoris last edited by
@leocg My PC doesn't have a login. I hit the power button and 30 seconds later it's ready to roll.
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blackbird71 last edited by@brigittedoris What operating system (and version) is your computer using?
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@brigittedoris It doesn't ask you for a login, what doesn't mean that it doesn't have a username and password.
When you install Windows, you are asked to use your Microsoft account or to use a local user account. -
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@brigittedoris What kind of account is being used, a local one or a Microsoft one?
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@brigittedoris And there's no way to recover the password?
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BrigitteDoris last edited by
@leocg I don't know if there is a way to recover the pw, hence my original post. How do I enable the login page?
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