

The "thing" is not an anonymous password prompt anymore. The actual keyring file we're talking about is stored in ~/.local/share/keyrings/Default_keyring.keyring and can be accessed using e.g. To me it was my Skype password (as Skype was the only app ever asking for it). What password it is? Well the one you created the Default keyring with. That is as long as the gnome-keyring-daemon is running and you did unlock the "Default keyring" in it using password when prompted at least once. If I understand it correctly after you login to skypeforlinux it stores access token to Microsoft servers into this keyring "thing", so next time you start skypeforlinux it just asks the keyring for the token so you don't need to relogin to skype. As a dependency skypeforlinux pulls in libsecret which pulls in gnome-keyring.

For those coming from other distros getting here through search this is what I've figured. Navigate here and download the latest iteration of Skype for Desktop.
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Key features: View shared content during a. READ ALSO: Fix: Skype latest version is not working on Windows 10 Here’s how to reinstall the Skype for Desktop client in Windows 10: In the Windows Search bar, type Control and open Control Panel. I've installed skypeforlinux on Gentoo, so having these Gnome prompts showing up was a bit of surprise. Skype for Business, formerly Lync 2013, for Windows Phone extends the power of Lync and Skype for Business to your mobile device including voice and video over wireless, rich presence, instant messaging, meetings, and calling features from a single, easy-to-use interface. With Auto Login disabled: $ ps aux | grep keyring With Auto Login to Kubuntu enabled: $ ps aux | grep keyring Some think this is caused by the presence of dbus-user-session $ dbus-user-session -version I can find nothing in my applications or settings to access the keyring. I did some searching in Dolphin and found I have Ubuntu, Gnome and Python keyrings. I would like not to have to enter my password each time. I enter the password and I can use Skype.

Each time I open Skype for Linux Beta 5.5.0.1 a dialog box opens sayingĮnter password for keyring "default keyring" to unlock. My Login password is different than my Keyring and Kwallet passwords.
