Bug #62919 Unable to save passwords when using KDE

• Submitted: 25 Oct 2011 3:45
• Modified: 31 Mar 2012 2:29
• Reporter: Lee Clemens
• Status: Closed
• Category: MySQL Workbench
• Severity: S1 (Critical)
• Version: 5.2.35
• OS: Linux (Fedora 15)
• CPU Architecture: Any
• Tags: gnome-keyring, kde, password

[25 Oct 2011 3:45] Lee Clemens

Description:
MySQL Workbench provides the functionality to save passwords; however, passwords are not saved when using KDE.

This is significant functionality and Fedora 15 is "Officially supported".

Note: Sadly, the message stating passwords will not be saved has been removed between 5.2.34 and 5.2.35 ... indicating the intention to hide an issue while not resolving it.

How to repeat:
Install Fedora 15 with KDE as primary desktop environment
Install libgnome-keyring, gnome-keyring, gnome-keyring-pam
Install MySQL Workbench
Attempt to save a password to a Connection
Password is not saved upon restart

Suggested fix:
Allow the saving of passwords when using KDE. I leave the method up to you (wallet, pgp, plain text), but as Fedora 15 is "Officially supported", why should such significant functionality be missing depending upon the desktop environment?

[25 Oct 2011 11:29] MySQL Verification Team

I couldn't repeat on Fedora 14.

[27 Oct 2011 14:37] Alfredo Kojima

Is the keyring daemon started before WB is started?

[29 Oct 2011 17:32] Lee Clemens

Yes, gnome-keyring-daemon is running.

Please note, while I am using a supported OS (Fedora 15), I am using KDE - not GNOME.

[13 Nov 2011 5:48] Alfredo Kojima

But is it started *before* workbench and in the same session? If you start keyring from a terminal and then Workbench from another terminal or from some KDE menu, Workbench will not the keyring daemon

[13 Nov 2011 17:51] Lee Clemens

Yes, it is started *before* workbench. Has this been tested on a Fedora 15/KDE system? Your previous comment states you tested on Fedora 14 (which is NOT supported by MySQL). I'm curious is this has been tested on a supported system (according to MySQL).

[24 Nov 2011 15:08] Alfredo Kojima

The supported system is GNOME.

[25 Nov 2011 22:20] Lee Clemens

The "Supported Platforms" include Fedora 15:

https://www.mysql.com/support/supportedplatforms/workbench.html

Your own Supported Platforms documentation makes no mention of only certain desktop environment being supported.

[20 Dec 2011 16:24] Armando Lopez Valencia

Hello.
Thanks a lot for pointing out this to us.
We are in process to update our supported systems list.
Thanks.

[20 Jan 2012 1:53] Alfredo Kojima

If you call Plugins -> Start Shell for MySQL Utilities
and then type:
env|grep KEYRING
What output do you get?

[29 Jan 2012 15:32] Lee Clemens

GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/tmp/keyring-<Unique ID>
GNOME_KEYRING_PID=<The PID>

Running PID's command: /usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon --daemonize --login

[15 Mar 2012 11:44] MySQL Verification Team

Please try version 5.2.38. Thanks.

[31 Mar 2012 2:29] Lee Clemens

It does appear to be working now, thanks!