[Bug 285520] [NEW] Evolution GSSAPI authentication does not work
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: evolution OS: Ubuntu Intrepid Beta fully up to date as of 18.10.2008 We use company wide Kerberos authention for serveral different services, amongst them email IMAP/SMTP the server used is Debian Etch, Imap server Dovecot (debian repos) with Kerberos native and pass-through authentication enabled. Symptoms: Evolution configured for GSSAPI authentication prompts for password authentication anyway. (the kerberos ticket is correctly requested and obtained as shown with klist). despite the presence of krb. ticket evolution keeps prompting for a password until a correct credentials are provides (pass through authentication) Identical setup works fine on Hardy 8.04.1 ** Affects: evolution (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Evolution GSSAPI authentication does not work https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/285520 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to evolution in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 285520] Re: Evolution GSSAPI authentication does not work
Right. had a look and the bug has already been submitted there. just confirmed it. attaching gnome bugzilla reference: Bug 554182 – GSSAPI not working M. -- Evolution GSSAPI authentication does not work https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/285520 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 285520] Re: Evolution GSSAPI authentication does not work
Hi, I'd like to share my opinions about the way of treating this (there are other too) issue. 1. Sure the bug is upstream. the fact is, thet Gnome team did not treat this at all (status UNCONFIRMED as of 13.11.2008) even if the bug has been firstly submitted 28.09.2008 2. The severity of this concrete bug is high, makes an email client unusable in corporate environment with Kerberos infrastructure deployed. 3. As an end user (or as system adminitrator) i don't care where the bug is, "upstream" is just not enough of an excuse to ignore this in a stable Ubuntu release 4. As a result Intrepid Ibex 8.10 is not usable in corporate environment. This is a problem, as my understanding is the one of the main goals of Canonical is to penetrate more especially this market segment. This concrete bug has been reported when Ibex still in Beta stage. There were several ways to fix this and avoid releasing yet another "stable" release with known severe bugs. - find and updated/corrected version in gnome if available and backport to Intrepid repos - fix this by yourself (ubuntu team) and commit patch upstream (if they accept it) - downgrade the package evolution + dependencies in Intrepid all this can be done by system administrator himself, but surely you agree it's not a way to go when deploying widely in corporate environment. Thank You, Martin Simovic Systems administrator Concurrent Thinking Ltd. -- Evolution GSSAPI authentication does not work https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/285520 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs