Closed
Bug 392380
Opened 14 years ago
Closed 12 years ago
Password manager doesn't appear when password contains broken entries
Categories
(Toolkit :: Password Manager, defect)
Toolkit
Password Manager
Tracking
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RESOLVED
WORKSFORME
People
(Reporter: mozilla, Unassigned)
References
Details
Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 OS/2 If one or more of the entries in the password file (signons.txt or *.s) is garbled, the password manager dialog does not appear. Instead one just sees a quick flicker and it disappears again. No error is left in the Error Console. To reproduce: 1. Edit one or more entries in *.s or signons.txt and break them by adding a few extra characters to the encrypted password. 2. (Re)Start Thunderbird. 3. Go to Tools->Options->Privacy->Passwords->Edit Saved Passwords Actual result: Instead of the password dialog one only sees a short flicker. Nothing in the Error Console. Expected result: Either - Show the password manager without the garbled entry/entries. or - Show an error message that some entries are broken.
Comment 1•14 years ago
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This seems to be not OS/2 only, I can reproduce it at least on linux. Strangly enough, after editing signon.txt on linux I was asked to enter a password. Since I wanted to look, if this bug is also present on linux I canceled to enter a new password, but TB downloaded my mails regardless that signon.txt was changed (maybe it just ignored the trailing characters I entered). Anyway, with the wrong entry in signon.txt I couldn't open the password manager, just as you described for OS/2 (removing the trailing characters brought the password manager back)
Updated•14 years ago
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Status: UNCONFIRMED → NEW
Ever confirmed: true
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Comment 2•14 years ago
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It's a cross-platform problem, and seems to be Thunderbird only. Firefox 2.0.0.6 does display its Password Manager, just without the garbled entries.
OS: OS/2 → All
Hardware: PC → All
Comment 3•14 years ago
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Since ff is fine, bug 239131 would surely fix this.
Blocks: 239131
Version: unspecified → 2.0
Comment 4•13 years ago
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Yes, the new pwmgr should generally fix this. There's only so much you can do when the file is corrupted (perhaps silently so), but it shouldn't ever entirely bust the manager UI like this.
Comment 5•12 years ago
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Not sure if this is still valid, but since Thunderbird is now using the toolkit password manager, this should go in the toolkit product.
Component: Preferences → Password Manager
Product: Thunderbird → Toolkit
QA Contact: preferences → password.manager
Version: 2.0 → Trunk
Comment 6•12 years ago
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Let's call the WFM. The storage module suppresses any errors encountered in the file, so the worst that will happen is you get an empty window if all entries are corrupt.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 12 years ago
Resolution: --- → WORKSFORME
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