unlock keyring -> password advice

[Ryan Rix]

On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 11:49 AM, mike havens <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> use the same one for everything. Mine is a childhood phone number. If it is
> sensitive I add my initials in it somewhere.
>
> On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 12:44 PM, Joseph Sinclair
> <plug-discussion at stcaz.net> wrote:
>>
>> the Gnome keyring is stored in ~/.gnome2/keyrings.
>> rm everything under that directory and you'll be able to start over with a
>> new keyring password (warning, you will lose all passwords stored in the
>> keyring, but I presume that's what you want to do in this case).
>>
>> Lyle Tuttle wrote:
>> > OK, I installed ubuntu 9.04 as the only system on the computer.  (Did
>> > this at the instalfest about a month ago...)
>> >
>> > It fired up and worked great -- I installed a new wireless card, and
>> > obtained wireless access at the instalfest no problem......got home,
>> > and tried to log on to my home wireless...no joy.
>> >
>> > I fiddled and screwed around, looked at docs, emailed some for help,
>> > and finally, this morning got back to serious business trying to
>> > 'fix' this thing.
>> >
>> > I "think" I may have found the problem (don't ask my why, but it
>> > seems the driver was not activated?  If that is so, how did I connect
>> > at the installfest???), but now another one has blocked my access to
>> > the wireless section -- during all this messing around, I must have
>> > placed a password on the keyring......#$*&^%$ Passwords, anyway!!!!
>> >
>> > Well, I've tried every password combination I can think of, no joy.
>> >
>> > Is there any way to see what it should be, and then either remove it
>> > or change it or WRITE IT DOWN for future use?
>> >
>> > TIA
>> >
>> > lyle
>> >
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And then when someone yanks that password from some random site or
it's stored in a firefox autocomplete that gets 0wned, you're fscked.

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Thanks and best regards,
Ryan Rix
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