On Thu, 2021-11-04 at 12:00 +0100, XA via users wrote:
> I am running Fed35 workstation (thus Gnome) using evolution for mail
> 
> I want to change the password for user (myself).
> But I remember from a couple of years ago that this gave problems
> with evolution and gnome-keyring: something like being prompted
> on startup evolution for a password to unlock the login keyring and
> that nothing I tried (after internet search) worked.
> I "solved" the problem then by installing thunderbird which did
> not have this problem and erasing evolution.
> 
> My question now is: how can I change the user password and
> evade the problems caused by evolution, gnome-keyring, pam
> whatever. That is how can I change everything needed in one go.
> 
> I do not even understand what is happening because I have
> never needed to study the arcane mysteries of gnome-keyring/pam
> etc. (and when I looked the docs I found were not very clear).
> 
> Can somebody refer me to a detailed schedule of what is actually
> happening so I can understand it and work out the steps needed
> myself. Or better yet give me the necessary instructions.
> (I am getting too old for these kinds of things :))

I suggest you ask on the Evolution list, which is very responsive to
this kind of question. Remember to state the version of Evolution you
use (Help->About).

https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list

poc
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