“Enter password to unlock the private key” on 18.04 when no password has been set
I worked on a project without problem but since I upgraded to 18.04, when I try to use git it prompts a pop-up reading "Enter password to unlock the private key. An application wants access to the private key 'loke@computer', but it is locked".
The problem is that my ssh key doesn't have a password. I can cat it or open it in gedit for instance without my root password.
I still tried using my root password in the pop up, as well as leaving it blank, clicking cancel and trying other passwords but nothing is working and I still can't use git.
I tried this but the first command gave me this error:
Error setting value: Can't overwrite existing read-only value: Value
for `/apps/gnome-keyring/daemon-components/ssh' set in a read-only
source at the front of your configuration path
and the second command didn't return anything but didn't change my situation either.
So far all the solutions I saw about closing this pop up is to delete your ssh key password, but what do I do if I don't have one to begin with?
ssh login password git
asked Mar 14 at 7:20
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I worked on a project without problem but since I upgraded to 18.04, when I try to use git it prompts a pop-up reading "Enter password to unlock the private key. An application wants access to the private key 'loke@computer', but it is locked".
The problem is that my ssh key doesn't have a password. I can cat it or open it in gedit for instance without my root password.
I still tried using my root password in the pop up, as well as leaving it blank, clicking cancel and trying other passwords but nothing is working and I still can't use git.
I tried this but the first command gave me this error:
Error setting value: Can't overwrite existing read-only value: Value
for `/apps/gnome-keyring/daemon-components/ssh' set in a read-only
source at the front of your configuration path
and the second command didn't return anything but didn't change my situation either.
So far all the solutions I saw about closing this pop up is to delete your ssh key password, but what do I do if I don't have one to begin with?
ssh login password git
asked Mar 14 at 7:20
LokeLoke
114
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I worked on a project without problem but since I upgraded to 18.04, when I try to use git it prompts a pop-up reading "Enter password to unlock the private key. An application wants access to the private key 'loke@computer', but it is locked".
The problem is that my ssh key doesn't have a password. I can cat it or open it in gedit for instance without my root password.
I still tried using my root password in the pop up, as well as leaving it blank, clicking cancel and trying other passwords but nothing is working and I still can't use git.
I tried this but the first command gave me this error:
Error setting value: Can't overwrite existing read-only value: Value
for `/apps/gnome-keyring/daemon-components/ssh' set in a read-only
source at the front of your configuration path
and the second command didn't return anything but didn't change my situation either.
So far all the solutions I saw about closing this pop up is to delete your ssh key password, but what do I do if I don't have one to begin with?
ssh login password git
asked Mar 14 at 7:20
LokeLoke
114
I worked on a project without problem but since I upgraded to 18.04, when I try to use git it prompts a pop-up reading "Enter password to unlock the private key. An application wants access to the private key 'loke@computer', but it is locked".
The problem is that my ssh key doesn't have a password. I can cat it or open it in gedit for instance without my root password.
I still tried using my root password in the pop up, as well as leaving it blank, clicking cancel and trying other passwords but nothing is working and I still can't use git.
I tried this but the first command gave me this error:
Error setting value: Can't overwrite existing read-only value: Value
for `/apps/gnome-keyring/daemon-components/ssh' set in a read-only
source at the front of your configuration path
and the second command didn't return anything but didn't change my situation either.
So far all the solutions I saw about closing this pop up is to delete your ssh key password, but what do I do if I don't have one to begin with?
ssh login password git
ssh login password git
asked Mar 14 at 7:20
LokeLoke
114
asked Mar 14 at 7:20
LokeLoke
114
asked Mar 14 at 7:20
LokeLoke
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LokeLoke
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As I couldn't find a fix for this I decided to go around it by replacing my ssh keys altogether, and my problem disappeared.
I created a new set of keys, overriding the old ones, and uploaded those to my BitBucket, and when I tried again the password prompt didn't appear.
So it definitely looks like a bug, as neither the old keys nor the new ones had a password, and yet they behaved differently?
Note: in the Password and Keys settings, when I clicked Change Passphrase on the old keys it also asked for a password which didn't exist, whereas on the new keys it's just asking me if I want to set a new password.
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As I couldn't find a fix for this I decided to go around it by replacing my ssh keys altogether, and my problem disappeared.
I created a new set of keys, overriding the old ones, and uploaded those to my BitBucket, and when I tried again the password prompt didn't appear.
So it definitely looks like a bug, as neither the old keys nor the new ones had a password, and yet they behaved differently?
Note: in the Password and Keys settings, when I clicked Change Passphrase on the old keys it also asked for a password which didn't exist, whereas on the new keys it's just asking me if I want to set a new password.
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As I couldn't find a fix for this I decided to go around it by replacing my ssh keys altogether, and my problem disappeared.
I created a new set of keys, overriding the old ones, and uploaded those to my BitBucket, and when I tried again the password prompt didn't appear.
So it definitely looks like a bug, as neither the old keys nor the new ones had a password, and yet they behaved differently?
Note: in the Password and Keys settings, when I clicked Change Passphrase on the old keys it also asked for a password which didn't exist, whereas on the new keys it's just asking me if I want to set a new password.
answered Mar 14 at 8:11
LokeLoke
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As I couldn't find a fix for this I decided to go around it by replacing my ssh keys altogether, and my problem disappeared.
I created a new set of keys, overriding the old ones, and uploaded those to my BitBucket, and when I tried again the password prompt didn't appear.
So it definitely looks like a bug, as neither the old keys nor the new ones had a password, and yet they behaved differently?
Note: in the Password and Keys settings, when I clicked Change Passphrase on the old keys it also asked for a password which didn't exist, whereas on the new keys it's just asking me if I want to set a new password.
answered Mar 14 at 8:11
LokeLoke
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As I couldn't find a fix for this I decided to go around it by replacing my ssh keys altogether, and my problem disappeared.
I created a new set of keys, overriding the old ones, and uploaded those to my BitBucket, and when I tried again the password prompt didn't appear.
So it definitely looks like a bug, as neither the old keys nor the new ones had a password, and yet they behaved differently?
Note: in the Password and Keys settings, when I clicked Change Passphrase on the old keys it also asked for a password which didn't exist, whereas on the new keys it's just asking me if I want to set a new password.
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