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08-03-2014, 12:11 PM
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Registered: Sep 2013
Location: Bothell, Washington USA
Distribution: Kubuntu 12.04
Posts: 60
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Firefox Password Inheritance
When upgrading an OS, I've found that
re-doing all the passwords used on
various sites, can be a real pain.
Is there any way to pass them along to
a new iteration?
If it's any help, I'm using Firefox 31.0
on kubuntu 12.04.3.
Bill
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08-03-2014, 12:16 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Dec 2009
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i never re-enter passwords after firefox/dist-upgrade but i am using firefox 30.0 on lubuntu with openbox. i hope that the same as your problem won't happen to me after next upgrade.
what was your method of upgrade?
maybe your .mozilla folder was gone or with changed permissions?
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08-03-2014, 12:36 PM
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Member
Registered: Sep 2013
Location: Bothell, Washington USA
Distribution: Kubuntu 12.04
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Quote:
Originally Posted by yooy
i never re-enter passwords after firefox/dist-upgrade but i am using firefox 30.0 on lubuntu with openbox. i hope that the same as your problem won't happen to me after next upgrade.
what was your method of upgrade?
maybe your .mozilla folder was gone or with changed permissions?
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A new install DVD. The old files were there in the backup,
but trying to run the new FF with the old files was a null
program. It didn't even pretend to work. Swaping the
directories back, and FF worked again, but no joy for the
passwords.
Bill
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08-03-2014, 12:38 PM
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khm, have you set persmissions to the right ones?
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08-03-2014, 12:49 PM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Dec 2008
Location: Westgate-on-Sea, Kent, UK
Distribution: Debian Testing Amd64
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In upgrading your OS did you keep your home directory unchanged? I think all the settings including passwords would be stored somewhere in the ~/.mozilla folder, right? If so then as long as that folder is unchanged, you should be ok.
jdk
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08-03-2014, 02:05 PM
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Member
Registered: Sep 2013
Location: Bothell, Washington USA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by yooy
khm, have you set persmissions to the right ones?
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Same /home dir, do should have stayed the same.
Bill
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08-03-2014, 02:08 PM
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Member
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Location: Bothell, Washington USA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jdkaye
In upgrading your OS did you keep your home directory unchanged? I think all the settings including passwords would be stored somewhere in the ~/.mozilla folder, right? If so then as long as that folder is unchanged, you should be ok.
jdk
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That's what I thought, too, but it didn't work out
that way.
Bill
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08-03-2014, 03:50 PM
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LQ Veteran
Registered: Jan 2011
Location: Abingdon, VA
Distribution: Catalina
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I have upgraded my OS a dozen times, each keeping /home "as is" and I have never had an issue with Firefox passwords.
Maybe the new Firefox 31 has a new "feature"?
Maybe the permissions are askew?
If you want to keep them, use a password manager such as KeepPass or Lastpass.
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08-03-2014, 04:43 PM
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Member
Registered: Sep 2013
Location: Bothell, Washington USA
Distribution: Kubuntu 12.04
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Habitual
I have upgraded my OS a dozen times, each keeping /home "as is" and I have never had an issue with Firefox passwords.
Maybe the new Firefox 31 has a new "feature"?
Maybe the permissions are askew?
If you want to keep them, use a password manager such as KeepPass or Lastpass.
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Done. Thanks. I do believe that solves the problem.
Bill
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