Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2013 08:56:46 -0700 From: Evan Martin <evan@chromium.org> To: "Lawrence K. Chen, P.Eng." <lkchen@ksu.edu> Cc: freebsd-chromium@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Sync Error: Sign in Again - Looping (was Re: using API keys in the FreeBSD Chromium port) FreeBSD Chromium port) Message-ID: <CAFzwtj3fL_9U=sixh89Tw9iQKi2oo%2BEEowYN%2BYeGJ0JMfdR6qg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <1803565128.29315497.1372771817328.JavaMail.root@k-state.edu> References: <210591621.26903432.1371845380989.JavaMail.root@k-state.edu> <1803565128.29315497.1372771817328.JavaMail.root@k-state.edu>
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Sign in looping is often a symptom of something going wrong with cookies. Two ideas: - clear all your cookies - check that you haven't set up any cookie-related settings that break sites (in particular, the "block third-party cookies" setting might be more aptly named "randomly break sites in an unpredictable manner") On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 6:30 AM, Lawrence K. Chen, P.Eng. <lkchen@ksu.edu>wrote: > So this is problem is weird.... > > Decided the Favicon db was terminal...so I deleted it from my Chromium > profiles on all my FreeBSD systems (no mention of it in chrome://sync in > chrome....guessing its some experimental sync only in chromium) > > Didn't solve the reappearance of the sign in again - looping problem. > > So, I was comparing the URL of the sign in page in chromium vs chrome (on > Windows 7)....and sign in worked on chrome of course....but then I pasted > an URL into a new tab and the sign in worked! > > Was it a fluke? > > I intentionally signed out, and tried to sign back in....results in sign > in looping. But, copy URL from sign in looping tab to a new tab....the > sign in works. So, there's something about the tab it spawns is different > than a normal new tab? > > During my testing, I had tried clearing cache, clearing cookies, but it > would still loop. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > I later recalled the 'echo .dump | sqlite3 old.db | sqlite3 new.db' > > trick....still wonder how it get's messed up again, or perhaps the > > sqliteman thing did ... didn't really fix, but rather the restart > > made it look like it was. Though when I had looked at my system at > > home last night, it was showing this error...but it wasn't asking me > > to sign in again yet. > > > > chrome://sync > > > > Type Info > > > > Favicon Images |Error: > > ProcessSyncChanges@chrome > /browser/sync/glue/generic_change_processor.cc:326, > > Failed to create Favicon Images node: > > UpdateSyncState@chrome/browser/sync/glue/favicon_cache.cc:701, entry > > already exists |0 |0 > > Favicon Tracking |Error: > > ProcessSyncChanges@chrome/browser/sync/glue/favicon_cache.cc:326, > > One or both favicon types disabled. |0 |0 > > > > I should fire up chrome on some other computer and see what it thinks > > of Favicon....though the sign in again problem has only been on > > FreeBSD for me. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > Here's something interesting....I happened to look at chrome://sync > > > and saw that it was complaining about "Favicons Images" and > > > "Favicons Tracking" > > > > > > Didn't think to capture the screen...but it was something with > > > "LogLookupFailure@chrome/browser/sync/glue/generic_change_process", > > > which is what I had copied for a search.... > > > > > > Saw something about the Favicons sqlite3 database....so after > > > finding > > > something in ports to look at sqlite3 databases > > > (databases/sqliteman), I tried opening it. Though I had no idea > > > how > > > to use sqliteman to see details (my only experience has been from > > > Windows, back when I was contributing to WiRNS and the Poopli > > > Updater...)...but I tried the analyze and vacuum options....got no > > > output, but it changed the file. > > > > > > Restarted chromium and it was green for the two Favicon items and > > > syncs were happening again. > > > > > > That was Tuesday....today the problem came back, and again its > > > complaining about the same thing....doing the sqliteman thing again > > > seemed to have fixed it again. But, what is causing this problem? > > > > > > I do have a background tab (feedly), so chromium stays running all > > > the time though I had noticed frequently that when I come into work > > > in the morning that chromium has disappeared, and no message about > > > why in dmesg, etc. Haven't seen the chromium disappearing problem > > > at home, though have seen the sync problem there and also did the > > > same fix on Tuesday...didn't run into signin problem when I was > > > using chromium this morning.... > > > > > > Lawrence > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > Hi all. > > > > > > > > I have the same problem, but it was in earlier versions also. > > > > Now I have FreeBSD 8.4-PRERELEASE and Chromium 27.0.1453.110 > > > > (202711). > > > > The same problem is on WinXP and Chromium 27.0.1453.110 m > > > > Gooogle help doesn`t help.... > > > > > > > > With best regards, Dmitry S. Nikolaev > > > > > > > > phone: +7 (499) 678 8007 [ext. 6003] > > > > fax: +7 (499) 678 8007 [ext. 7777] > > > > www: http://www.mega-net.ru > > > > mail: dnikolaev@mega-net.ru > > > > > > > > On 18.06.2013 01:48, Lawrence K. Chen, P.Eng. wrote: > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > >> Thanks for doing this! I was a bit mystified as to why sync > > > > >> had > > > > >> broken, and stumbled here, eventually. > > > > >> > > > > > So, lastest chromium....had been working okay on the most part, > > > > > but > > > > > now sync is broken...and I don't know why? > > > > > > > > > > How do you fix this problem? > > > > > > > > > > I sign in...it and just takes me back to the sign in page, > > > > > clear > > > > > cookies, cache, everything....keeps looping. Can sign into > > > > > other > > > > > parts of google fine.... > > > > > > > > > > Lawrence > > > _______________________________________________ > > > freebsd-chromium@freebsd.org mailing list > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-chromium > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > > "freebsd-chromium-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > > > > -- > > Who: Lawrence K. Chen, P.Eng. - W0LKC - Senior Unix Systems > > Administrator > > For: Enterprise Server Technologies (EST) -- & SafeZone Ally > > Snail: Computing and Telecommunications Services (CTS) > > Kansas State University, 109 East Stadium, Manhattan, KS 66506-3102 > > Phone: (785) 532-4916 - Fax: (785) 532-3515 - Email: lkchen@ksu.edu > > Web: http://www-personal.ksu.edu/~lkchen - Where: 11 Hale Library > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-chromium@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-chromium > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "freebsd-chromium-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > -- > Who: Lawrence K. Chen, P.Eng. - W0LKC - Senior Unix Systems Administrator > For: Enterprise Server Technologies (EST) -- & SafeZone Ally > Snail: Computing and Telecommunications Services (CTS) > Kansas State University, 109 East Stadium, Manhattan, KS 66506-3102 > Phone: (785) 532-4916 - Fax: (785) 532-3515 - Email: lkchen@ksu.edu > Web: http://www-personal.ksu.edu/~lkchen - Where: 11 Hale Library > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-chromium@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-chromium > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-chromium-unsubscribe@freebsd.org > " >
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