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Author: Michael via PLUG-discuss
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CC: Michael
Subject: Re: chrome problem
found the solution: rm -rf ~/.local/share/keyrings/*

On Wed, Jun 12, 2024 at 10:29 AM Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss <
> wrote:

> look for and purge all Chrome profiles in @home. better yet, you can
> create a new user profile for yourself give it access to use sudo, and then
> purge the old profile after saving anything you find relevant.
>
> This will literally blow away anything that was theirs and allow you to
> focus on yours.
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 12, 2024 at 9:24 AM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss <
> > wrote:
>
>> I thought this might be a job for AI.
>>
>> I asked AI "How can i remove the password on chrome on linux"
>>
>> AI said:
>>
>> To remove the saved passwords in Google Chrome on Linux, you need to
>> follow these steps:
>>
>>      Open Google Chrome.
>>      Click on the three-dot menu icon in the top-right corner of the
>> browser window.
>>      Select "Settings" from the dropdown menu.
>>      Scroll down and click on "Passwords" under the "Autofill" section.
>>      Here, you'll see a list of saved passwords. Click on the three-dot
>> menu icon next to the password you want to remove.
>>      Select "Remove" from the dropdown menu.
>>      Confirm the removal when prompted.

>>
>> If you want to remove the password for your Chrome profile altogether,
>> you'll need to reset Chrome settings. Here's how:
>>
>>      Close Google Chrome if it's open.
>>      Open a terminal window.
>>      Enter the following command and press Enter:

>>
>>      bash

>>
>>      rm -rf ~/.config/google-chrome

>>
>>      This command will remove the entire Chrome configuration directory,
>> including all settings and passwords.
>>      Restart Google Chrome.

>>
>> Please note that resetting Chrome settings will remove all your
>> customizations, bookmarks, saved passwords, and other settings. So make
>> sure to back up any important data before proceeding.
>>
>> - - - - --
>>
>> I have not verified if this is correct so precede with caution.
>>
>> Keith
>>
>>
>>
>> On 2024-06-12 06:07, Michael via PLUG-discuss wrote:
>> > I gots a little problem. I gots a computer with Linux on it. It has
>> > chrome on it. It asks for a password everytime I start it. The
>> > password WAS the previous owners password (I knew what it was). I
>> > uninstalled chrome in hopes it would reset the password. I was wrong.
>> > Now it won't accept either his nor my password. NOw I just click
>> > cancel when it asks for a password (a few times) and it just starts
>> > chrome.
>> > 1- Can we just start chrome without it asking for a password?
>> > if not
>> > 2- How do we set a password up?
>> >
>> > --
>> >
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>
> Stephen
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