Re: kwalletmanager doesn't start automatically

On Tuesday 16 December 2008 08:56:10 Anne Wilson wrote:
> On Tuesday 16 December 2008 01:00:04 Colin J Thomson wrote:
> > On Tuesday 16 December 2008 00:50:36 Orcan Ogetbil wrote:
> > > --- On Mon, 12/15/08, Rex Dieter  wrote:
> > > > Neal Becker wrote:
> > > > > 4.1.85.  Seems kwalletmanager doesn't start @login
> > > >
> > > > automatically.  Use to.
> > > >
> > > > It never started @ login, it only ever started on demand
> > > > (ie, when a
> > > > wallet was needed).
> > >
> > > I confirm this behavior. KMail starts on a regular startup during login
> > > but it doesn't demand kwallet (it used to). It has to be started
> > > manually.
> >
> > Just to throw a spanner in the works, but Kwallet works as it should here
> > (4.1.85) with KMail.
> > You could try moving the relevant Kwallet config files out of the way,
> > say to your home DIR and see how that works. Obviously you would have to
> > start over again.
>
> I did have a problem when I first installed 2009.  I manually started
> kwalletmanager and checked all the settings, but I don't recall changing
> anything.  Since then KMail asks for the wallet (it's always the first
> thing I open) but there is definitely a bug.  The old version put the
> wallet manager into the system tray automatically when a wallet was in use.
>  Now you don't get the manager unless you start it specifically.

Well Anne on this F10 box - kde-4.1.85 as soon as an App (KMail for example) 
needs the wallet it does start up in the system tray after I enter my Kwallet 
password.

Colin
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