987719 - If user changes FXA password as Syncing client, don't kick them out of Sync

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 1207889

(Firefox :: Sync, defect, P1)

Description

[John Gruen [:jgruen]]

CURRENT
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-user hits 'Manage' in prefs pane, goes to FXA/settings on CLIENT A
-changes password on CLIENT A
-later they're forced to reauth to sync with new password on CLIENT A

EXPECTED
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-user hits 'Manage' in prefs pane, goes to FXA/settings on CLIENT A
-changes password on CLIENT A
-we automatically sign them back in to Sync on CLIENT A

Comment 1

[:Gavin Sharp [email: [e-mail]]]

Doing this consistently will likely depend on bug 998051.

Comment 2

[Chris Karlof [:ckarlof]]

(In reply to :Gavin Sharp [email: [e-mail]] from comment #1)
> Doing this consistently will likely depend on bug 998051.

Not exactly anymore. We can now use WebChannel.

Comment 4

[Zachary Carter [:zaach]]

An issue with the current system is that the browser's authenticated account might not be authenticated on the web. We'll ask the user to sign in again (with the browser's account email address pre-filled) if that's the case. If we want a more seamless experience we'll need something like in https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1178924#c10.

Comment 5

[Chris Karlof [:ckarlof]]

There is more discussion and context in Bug 1207889.