I changed the permissions so it can't execute and I've had no noticeable changes occur. I can type in my password to unlock things the same as usual. I don't understand what it is actually for?
5 Cups of Ubuntu
I changed the permissions so it can't execute and I've had no noticeable changes occur. I can type in my password to unlock things the same as usual. I don't understand what it is actually for?
Eschew gratuitous obfuscation
You might find a problem if you tried to do stuff like connect to a wifi network. Your keyring holds the passwords for stuff like wifi and encryption. You could keep it disabled if you like, but by definition it's a trusted core component of your OS so should normally be running.
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Read this as a starting point:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNOME_Keyring
5 Cups of Ubuntu
Yeah, I've read that but applications don't appear to be storing passwords in it. It does not appear to have any use as far as I can tell but I guess what Paqman said is probably the main use for it.Originally Posted by 2F4U
Eschew gratuitous obfuscation
Gnome apps will, others won't.
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