#1146749 sddm: gnome keyring won't unlock upon login by default

Package:
libpam-gnome-keyring
Source:
libpam-gnome-keyring
Description:
PAM module to unlock the GNOME keyring upon login
Submitter:
Wolfgang Thumser
Date:
2026-09-05 11:53:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#1146749#5
Date:
2026-09-05 10:34:54 UTC
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------------------------- cut here --------------------------------
--- etc/pam.d/sddm      2026-08-23 15:05:53.000000000 +0200
+++ /etc/pam.d/sddm     2026-09-04 22:06:54.131577353 +0200
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ session optional        pam_keyinit.so f
 session required        pam_limits.so

 @include common-session
+session optional        pam_gnome_keyring.so auto_start

 @include common-password
---------------------- cut here ----------------------------------

The 'session optional ...' line can also be included as an option
like  '# session optional ...' to facilitate the unlocking of the
gnome keyring for the user when needed.

#1146749#10
Date:
2026-09-05 11:33:27 UTC
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Hi,

thanks for your patch.

However this really needs to be fixed in gnome-keyring so it works
for all display managers.

Merging with the existing libpam-gnome-keyring bug.

Chris