Zorin OS 16.3 pro, Asus computer, no other operating system.
After having multiple issues with ATT internet through phone line I have to use spectrum. I'm trying to get my computer to recognize the wifi but Zorin comes up with a box that asks for keyring access or something like that where I have to put a password in. At first i thought it was the password for the router, that didn't work, then I tried my zorin signin password, that didn't work.
I've determined it's a box that comes up from zorin.
I thought I got away from being locked out of doing something on my computer with the install of zorin os 16.3 pro.
What up????
Open Startup Applications and disable the Gnome SSH keyring and see if that prevents the keyring box appearing:
I've disabled this.
They tried to get the router and modem working from their end through a hotspot and it was working fine until it got to 67%, then it quit.
I have to wait a few hours to try the spectrum install again because their system went down and they had to call engineers to fix it.
I will then see if this worked and let you know.
I got the spectrum router and modem on my system now. i successfully used it last night.
But every time i start my computer up it doesn't connect automatically to the internet. I go into settings and wifi and have to choose my network. It then asks for "Authentication to put spectrum setup in" box comes up, I put in my spectrum router password.
After that a box comes up that's titled Authentication Required and says An app wants access to the keyring "Default keyring", but it is locked. I press close to get out of this box and then the wireless internet is accessed and all is fine.
I unchecked the SSH Key agent box.
What else do I need to do to avoid having to put the router password in every time I go online.
I found the article on this website about what to do if your wifi won't connect to the internet and talks about going into the BIOS.
Should this be my next step?
OK, first see if removing the SSH key from startup rather than just unchecking it. Open Startup Applications, highlight the SSH daemon, then click on the minus sign to remove it, reboot and see if anything has improved.
Ok, I removed it. I powered my computer off and then on and still the same situation. I have to go into settings, choose the name of my network and put in the password for my router/modem. An authentication box comes up asking for the keyring and I press close. I'm connected to the internet fine.
I didn't have this problem with my previous setup which was just one box, router and modem together I presume, using AT&T. This change is definitely tied to the new spectrum setup or connection.
OK. Let's look at disabling Gnome keyring for networks completely, starting at step 2 as you have already done Step 1. But before attempting any changes, use Timeshift to take a snapshot of your system should things go wrong. Better to be safe than sorry:
Disable GNOME Keyring for Network
To disable GNOME Keyring for network connections in Ubuntu 22.04, you can follow these steps:
- Uncheck gnome-keyring-daemon in Startup Applications:
- Go to System Settings > Startup Applications (or search for “Startup Applications” in the Dash).
- Look for “gnome-keyring-daemon” and uncheck the box next to it.
- This will prevent the daemon from running automatically when you log in.
- Remove execute permission from gnome-keyring-daemon:
- Open a terminal and run the command:
sudo chmod -x /usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon
- This will disable the executable permission for the gnome-keyring-daemon, effectively preventing it from running.
- Kill any running gnome-keyring-daemon processes:
- Open System Monitor (or use
ps aux | grep gnome-keyring-daemon to find the process ID).
- Select the gnome-keyring-daemon process and click “End Process”.
After completing these steps, GNOME Keyring should no longer be used for network connections in Ubuntu 22.04.
Note: If you need to re-enable GNOME Keyring for other purposes, you can reverse these steps or reinstall the package (sudo apt-get install gnome-keyring).
Remember to restart your system after making these changes to ensure they take effect.
Something else has occurred to me, not connected to the Gnome keyring, some members have had general connection issues, and the first thing to do is disable IPv6 connections in network settings, i.e., set to 'ignore'.
