Linux: An OS keyring couldn't be identified for storing the encryption related data in your current desktop environment #187338
Description
Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes
I referred to https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/settings-sync#_troubleshooting-keychain-issues
This is the error part of my log after running code-insiders --verbose --vmodule="*/components/os_crypt/*=1":
[314774:0707/210405.156953:INFO:CONSOLE(627)] "%cTRACE color: #888 [mainThreadSecretState] Setting password for vscode.github-authentication extension: github.auth", source: vscode-file://vscode-app/opt/visual-studio-code-insiders/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js (627)
[314774:0707/210405.157113:INFO:CONSOLE(627)] "%cTRACE color: #888 [NativeSecretStorageService] Notifying user that secrets are not being stored on disk.", source: vscode-file://vscode-app/opt/visual-studio-code-insiders/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js (627)
[314774:0707/210405.158116:INFO:CONSOLE(627)] "%cTRACE color: #888 DialogService#prompt An OS keyring couldn't be identified for storing the encryption related data in your current desktop environment.", source: vscode-file://vscode-app/opt/visual-studio-code-insiders/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js (627)
[314774:0707/210409.420345:INFO:CONSOLE(627)] "%cTRACE color: #888 [secrets] encrypting secret for key: {"extensionId":"vscode.github-authentication","key":"github.auth"}", source: vscode-file://vscode-app/opt/visual-studio-code-insiders/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js (627)
[main 2023-07-08T02:04:09.420Z] [EncryptionMainService] Encrypting value.
[main 2023-07-08T02:04:09.422Z] Error: Error while encrypting the text provided to safeStorage.encryptString. Encryption is not available.
at e.$U2b.encrypt (/opt/visual-studio-code-insiders/resources/app/out/vs/code/electron-main/main.js:42:11004)
at Object.call (/opt/visual-studio-code-insiders/resources/app/out/vs/code/electron-main/main.js:25:4844)
at R.s (/opt/visual-studio-code-insiders/resources/app/out/vs/code/electron-main/main.js:23:5128)
at R.q (/opt/visual-studio-code-insiders/resources/app/out/vs/code/electron-main/main.js:23:4644)
at o.value (/opt/visual-studio-code-insiders/resources/app/out/vs/code/electron-main/main.js:23:4051)
at y.w (/opt/visual-studio-code-insiders/resources/app/out/vs/code/electron-main/main.js:18:1906)
at y.x (/opt/visual-studio-code-insiders/resources/app/out/vs/code/electron-main/main.js:18:1976)
at y.fire (/opt/visual-studio-code-insiders/resources/app/out/vs/code/electron-main/main.js:18:2192)
at o.value (/opt/visual-studio-code-insiders/resources/app/out/vs/code/electron-main/main.js:16:38681)
at y.w (/opt/visual-studio-code-insiders/resources/app/out/vs/code/electron-main/main.js:18:1906)
at y.fire (/opt/visual-studio-code-insiders/resources/app/out/vs/code/electron-main/main.js:18:2123)
at o.value (/opt/visual-studio-code-insiders/resources/app/out/vs/code/electron-main/main.js:16:38875)
at y.w (/opt/visual-studio-code-insiders/resources/app/out/vs/code/electron-main/main.js:18:1906)
at y.fire (/opt/visual-studio-code-insiders/resources/app/out/vs/code/electron-main/main.js:18:2123)
at se (/opt/visual-studio-code-insiders/resources/app/out/vs/code/electron-main/main.js:16:41018)
at IpcMainImpl.f (/opt/visual-studio-code-insiders/resources/app/out/vs/code/electron-main/main.js:19:96358)
at IpcMainImpl.emit (node:events:513:28)
at EventEmitter.<anonymous> (node:electron/js2c/browser_init:2:80979)
at EventEmitter.emit (node:events:513:28)
[314774:0707/210409.425211:INFO:CONSOLE(627)] "%c ERR color: #f33 Error: Error while encrypting the text provided to safeStorage.encryptString. Encryption is not available.", source: vscode-file://vscode-app/opt/visual-studio-code-insiders/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js (627)
[314774:0707/210409.425442:INFO:CONSOLE(627)] "%cTRACE color: #888 Settings Sync: Getting accounts for github", source: vscode-file://vscode-app/opt/visual-studio-code-insiders/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js (627)
[314774:0707/210409.425641:INFO:CONSOLE(627)] "%c INFO color: #33f Settings Sync: Updated current session 8103a56381b60bac", source: vscode-file://vscode-app/opt/visual-studio-code-insiders/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js (627)
[314774:0707/210409.425835:INFO:CONSOLE(627)] "%cTRACE color: #888 Settings Sync: Getting accounts for github", source: vscode-file://vscode-app/opt/visual-studio-code-insiders/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js (627)
[314774:0707/210409.426026:INFO:CONSOLE(627)] "%cTRACE color: #888 Settings Sync: Updated accounts for github", source: vscode-file://vscode-app/opt/visual-studio-code-insiders/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js (627)
[314774:0707/210409.426214:INFO:CONSOLE(627)] "%cTRACE color: #888 Settings Sync: Getting accounts for microsoft", source: vscode-file://vscode-app/opt/visual-studio-code-insiders/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js (627)
[314774:0707/210409.426428:INFO:CONSOLE(627)] "%cTRACE color: #888 Settings Sync: Updated accounts for github", source: vscode-file://vscode-app/opt/visual-studio-code-insiders/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js (627)
[314774:0707/210409.426630:INFO:CONSOLE(627)] "%cTRACE color: #888 Settings Sync: Getting accounts for microsoft", source: vscode-file://vscode-app/opt/visual-studio-code-insiders/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js (627)
[314774:0707/210409.426816:INFO:CONSOLE(627)] "%cTRACE color: #888 Settings Sync: Updated accounts for microsoft", source: vscode-file://vscode-app/opt/visual-studio-code-insiders/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js (627)
[314774:0707/210409.426981:INFO:CONSOLE(627)] "%cTRACE color: #888 Settings Sync: Updating the token for the account Android789515", source: vscode-file://vscode-app/opt/visual-studio-code-insiders/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js (627)
[314774:0707/210409.427124:INFO:CONSOLE(627)] "%cTRACE color: #888 Settings Sync: Token updated for the account Android789515", source: vscode-file://vscode-app/opt/visual-studio-code-insiders/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js (627)
[314774:0707/210409.427693:INFO:CONSOLE(627)] "%cTRACE color: #888 Settings Sync: Updated accounts for microsoft", source: vscode-file://vscode-app/opt/visual-studio-code-insiders/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js (627)
[314774:0707/210409.427861:INFO:CONSOLE(627)] "%cTRACE color: #888 Settings Sync: Updating the token for the account Android789515", source: vscode-file://vscode-app/opt/visual-studio-code-insiders/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js (627)
[314774:0707/210409.428010:INFO:CONSOLE(627)] "%cTRACE color: #888 Settings Sync: Token updated for the account Android789515", source: vscode-file://vscode-app/opt/visual-studio-code-insiders/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js (627)
Version: 1.81.0-insider
Commit: ad791ef
Date: 2023-07-07T19:47:36.821Z
Electron: 22.3.14
ElectronBuildId: 21893604
Chromium: 108.0.5359.215
Node.js: 16.17.1
V8: 10.8.168.25-electron.0
OS: Linux x64 6.4.1-arch2-1
I have gnome-keyring installed and it's not using it for some reason. Must be the update to 1.80.
Manually configuring the keyring to use results in this:
code-insiders --password-store="gnome"
Warning: 'password-store' is not in the list of known options, but still passed to Electron/Chromium.
It seems to work.
I figured this is a bug since I had gnome-keyring installed, it wasn't being used, and I had to manually configure it.