thunderbird master security device

Skunk Worx skunkworx at verizon.net
Sat Aug 29 01:51:25 UTC 2009


On 08/28/2009 06:47 PM, Skunk Worx wrote:
> On 08/28/2009 04:55 AM, Jatin K wrote:
>> On 08/28/2009 03:27 PM, Skunk Worx wrote:
>>> Hi!
>>>
>>> I use F11 and thunderbird for my email. I haven't yum updated for a
>>> few weeks and I got around to it last night.
>>>
>>> The latest updates gave thunderbird a new look and feel, which is fine.
>>>
>>> But t-bird is also prompting me for a master security device password
>>> in addition to the normal email account passwords. This is definitely
>>> new and I have never set it nor do I know what it is.
>>>
>>>
>> which version of t-b you are having ?
>>
>
> $ rpm -qa | grep thunderbird
> thunderbird-3.0-2.6.b3.fc11.x86_64
>
> ...new look and feel plus "Security Device" prompts after last night's
> yum updates.
>

Edit->Preferences->Security->Passwords shows "Use Master Passwords" 
checked. I can't uncheck it; it wants the "old" password and I never set it.

---
John




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