Since this is an upstream issue with gnome. I have created a report here: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=730587
** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #730587 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=730587 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-keyring in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1321922 Title: gnome-keyring-daemon failing of sshfs Status in “gnome-keyring” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Use whatever local installation you want, e.g. an ubuntu live cd killall gnome-keyring-daemon cd ~/.gnome2 mv keyrings keyrings.old mkdir keyrings keyrings.new chmod 700 keyrings keyrings.new sshfs localhost:/home/username/.gnome2/keyrings.new keyrings gnome-keyring-daemon -s -f With those commands, you're running gnome-keyring-daemon using sshfs for keyrings This causes the gnome-keyring-daemon to hang, while simultaneously creating thousands of *temp* files in ~/.local/share/keyrings To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-keyring/+bug/1321922/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp