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How to configure GNOME Keyring to by default NOT automatically unlock keyrings whenever logged in, on Debian?

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On a Debian Buster system I use, the password for connecting to a VPN is stored in the GNOME Keyring. Therefore, whenever I want to connect to the VPN in question, I get prompted to unlock my keyring. This is unproblematic.

However, that dialog has a checkbox "Automatically unlock this keyring whenever I'm logged in", which defaults to being checked.

I don't want that, so every time, I have to go out of my way to uncheck it.

I'm finding plenty of suggestions on how to unlock the keyring automatically and immediately upon login (for example, using libpam-gnome-keyring), but I want the opposite.

How can I configure the system to default to not automatically unlock the keyring whenever I'm logged in?

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Incnis Mrsi‭ wrote over 3 years ago

Did you try to erase auto_start in /etc/pam.d/login along the lines of https://rtfm.co.ua/en/linux-gnome-keyring-setup-as-freedesktop-secretservice/#GNOME_Keyring_unlock_on_Log_In ?

Canina‭ wrote over 3 years ago · edited over 3 years ago

@IncnisMrsi No, I haven't, but how would that be relevant? That page seems to be about how to make KeePass use a master password that is stored in the Gnome Keyring; I fail to see how that would help me here. Also, even if it works, having to edit the PAM configuration to change the default for a setting like that seems... heavy-handed.