https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=504693
Bug ID: 504693
Summary: UX: "Use KWallet for the Secret Service interface"
setting is not immediately applied
Classification: Applications
Product: kwalletmanager
Version First unspecified
Reported In:
Platform: Neon
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: wishlist
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: va...@kde.org
Reporter: mk.mat...@gmail.com
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
Toggling the "Use KWallet for the Secret Service interface" setting has no
effect until ksecretd is (manually) restarted.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Enable KWallet, and set up a default wallet (I used Blowfish).
2. Check org.freedesktop.secrets DBus status with `busctl --user status
org.freedesktop.secrets`.
3. In the KWallet settings, toggle the "Use KWallet for the Secret Service
interface" checkbox (Apply/OK).
4. Check org.freedesktop.secrets DBus status again.
OBSERVED RESULT
No change in org.freedesktop.secrets DBus status is observed until ksecretd is
restarted. ksecretd is NOT restarted automatically.
EXPECTED RESULT
- org.freedesktop.secrets should be immediately freed when the setting is
disabled.
- org.freedesktop.secrets should be immediately activated when the setting is
enabled (unless already occupied).
- Bonus: show a warning in the GUI if org.freedesktop.secrets is occupied by a
3rd party process.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: KDE Neon User Edition 20250511-0744 (live DVD)
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.14
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
As of KDE Frameworks Version 6.14, there's an experimental option to use a 3rd
party Secret Service with KWallet, as explained in
https://notmart.org/blog/2025/04/towards-a-transition-from-kwallet-to-secret-service/
. However the transition is not smooth.
One of the sticking points with KeePassXC is that it refuses to enable its own
Secret Service while the org.freedesktop.secrets DBus is occupied (the relevant
setting is disabled), for good reason. Currently, ksecretd must be manually
stopped to free this bus address. This makes the transition from ksecretd to
KeePassXC more clunky.
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