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AES - 08 May 2005 06:11 GMT

Something called Password Manager pops up a screen from time to time,
offering to save a password I'm entering. But how do I get at the file
it maintains, to review or edit it?

(I'm on a single-user system that I own. I assume I'm normally logged
in as that user, but I don't believe I've ever actually seen a login
screen or tried becoming "root" and have no knowledge how to do so if
that's what's needed.)

Thanks . . .

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markg5@SPAMBLOCKmyrealbox.com - 08 May 2005 09:04 GMT

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> Something called Password Manager pops up a screen from time to time,
> offering to save a password I'm entering. But how do I get at the file
> it maintains, to review or edit it?

Applications > Utilities > KeyChain Access might be what you are looking
for...

M

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D P Schreber - 08 May 2005 13:38 GMT

> Something called Password Manager pops up a screen from time to time,
> offering to save a password I'm entering.

This is a Firefox or possibly a more general Mozilla thing.

> But how do I get at the file
> it maintains, to review or edit it?

You can review the contents by going to the Saved Passwords section of
the Privacy preferences in Firefox. The file won't be in a form that
you could view or edit with an ordinary text editor.

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Tim Cutts - 08 May 2005 14:02 GMT

>Something called Password Manager pops up a screen from time to time,
>offering to save a password I'm entering. But how do I get at the file
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>screen or tried becoming "root" and have no knowledge how to do so if
>that's what's needed.)

That depends on the web browser you are using. "Password Manager"
sounds like the one that's built in to Mozilla and Firefox, and I don't
know where it stores that information. Other Mac browsers, including
Safari and Camino, store their passwords in the Keychain, and Keychain
Access.app will let you inspect what they have stored.

Tim

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AES - 08 May 2005 15:46 GMT

> >Something called Password Manager pops up a screen from time to time,
> >offering to save a password I'm entering. But how do I get at the file
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> Safari and Camino, store their passwords in the Keychain, and Keychain
> Access.app will let you inspect what they have stored.

Thanks for this and other replies.

Yes, where it happens is in Netscape 7.0, which I understand to be built
on Mozilla(?).

And no, the Keychain doesn't seem to be involved.

Guess it's not editable (though I'll dig into Netscape documentation.)

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Jeff Wiseman - 08 May 2005 17:56 GMT

>>>Something called Password Manager pops up a screen from time to time,
>>>offering to save a password I'm entering. But how do I get at the file
[quoted text clipped - 14 lines]
>
> Guess it's not editable (though I'll dig into Netscape documentation.)

In Netscape look under the Tools->Password Manager menu item

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AES - 08 May 2005 19:59 GMT

AES originally wrote:

> Guess it's not editable (though I'll dig into Netscape documentation.)

> In Netscape look under the Tools->Password Manager menu item

Duh! Sorry about that. Helpful answers can come back so quickly and
easily on a newsgroup that I'm tempted to just post before thinking or
doing adequate testing for myself, and that's just what happened here.

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