Re: FireFox password management 2

On 1/29/2022 12:31 AM, Robert Baer wrote:
> Paul wrote:
>> On 1/19/2022 12:12 AM
>>
>>>>    Maybe because Linux is involved?
>>>>
>>>>    Thanks.
>>
>> The same test results in a Win10 VM.
>>
>>     [Picture]  Right-click empty frame and select "Reload picture" to see picture
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>>     https://i.postimg.cc/qRnm0S5m/Win10-FF96-Password-Save-Test.gif
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>>    Paul
>    FireFox 96.0 in Win7.1 does not save passwords, and for some sites does not even save user names.
>    It also seems that the online "help" avoids that fact.
> 
>    So, how far back does one need to go (ie: what version) to get a FireFox that does work properly?
> 
>     Thanks.

In your view, how would the OS influence the outcome
of an event which is private to the software (Firefox) ?
The passwords don't pass through the OS. The SChannel is
occasionally used for crypto, but if it were used (which it
probably isn't), it would only be used for datapath (https
transmission). The password level is too far removed
from the OS, for the OS to be the issue. If the passwords
were "coming from User Accounts", again it would be a different
matter, but the passwords have nothing to do with User Accounts
in the OS.

The only thing I can suggest, is a disagreement about
the file contents of the Profile folder that Firefox is
currently using.

Profiles are "migrated", each time that Firefox is upgraded.
This includes (very occasionally) adding a new database
file for things like passwords. Any time the API changes,
the version number at the end of the filename changes.
Like "cert8" or similar. The files used consist of a name
with a number on the end, and the number is a hint as to
which API level it is at.

You also claim a level of inconsistency, almost as if the
password file is corrupted somehow.

I would create a new profile, and retest.

Firefox has a Profile Manager. Create a new profile and retest.
Switch back to your old profile, to access your Bookmarks.
You can Export Bookmarks and Import them, if you need some
information preservation.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profile-manager-create-remove-switch-firefox-profiles

    Paul