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solve_chrome_login_keyring_issue.md

After having installed google chrome on Ubuntu 18.04, I had an issue when opening chrome for the first time after login. There was an annoying dialog window asking me to enter a password to unlock the login keyring. Probably there was a good security reason for this? Maybe it was because I had set Ubuntu not to ask for a password when I log in? Anyway, this gist explains how I got rid of this dialog.

  • First, click "Show Applications" icon on the desktop screen, from there select the "Password and keys" icon.
  • In the "passwords and keys" window, right click "Login" in the left column and choose "Unlock" if the keyring is locked.
  • Type in your login password to unlock the keyring
  • Then again, right click "Login" in the "Password and login" window and choose "Delete" to delete the login keyring.
  • Then close the "Passwords and keys" window
  • Close Google chrome if it is open
  • Reopen Google chrome, you will now be asked to create a new a login keyring password. Here you should create a blank password
  • Finally, accept the following warning dialog about creating a blank password.
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