694898 - First-run Sync setup on Aurora prompts for Master Password, despite showing "not set" in "Current password" field

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 653335

(Firefox :: Sync, defect)

Description

[Richard Newman [:rnewman]]

Attachment: Screenshot 1.

This was a big surprise to me.

I did the following:

* Ran Aurora with -P. Created a new profile.
* Set up Sync logging prefs (logOnSuccess, set a few to Trace, set one of my custom prefs).
* Relaunched.
* Tools > Set Up Sync.
* "Create a New Account".

At this point I was presented with a login dialog for MP. (See attachment.)

Hitting Cancel displayed the wizard. Hitting "Create a New Account" presented the dialog again.

This looked like our test for whether there's a master password is failing. However, I fired up the Web Console and tried it out:

--
[20:57:31.178] Weave.Utils.ensureMPUnlocked();
[20:57:31.184] true

No dialog.

Subsequently, the setup wizard launches without a prompt. Restarted Aurora; couldn't reproduce.

So, I created a new profile, and the same thing happened.

==== STR ====
* Create a new profile.
* Open about:config.
* Tools > Set Up Sync.
* "Create a New Account". Master Password dialog pops up.

Oh shit, I thought. Let's try the released version of Aurora in which I'm writing this.

Affected. I have not tested Beta or Firefox 7.

Oh dear. Is this expected behavior? I can't imagine that it is.

/me files. I'm putting this in Backend until we know where it ought to go.

Comment 1

[Richard Newman [:rnewman]]

Ah, found it.

Perhaps these STR would be useful? It's certainly good to know that current Aurora is affected!