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webman

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Registered: 2017-05-06

Posts: 8

Evolution and gmail

I am unable to get evolution to login to gmail for email.  I get the oauth2 prompt and fill it in, but then get something went wrong and it fails.

Any idea?

ewaller

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From: Pasadena, CA

Registered: 2009-07-13

Posts: 20,722

Re: Evolution and gmail

Gmail requires an App password.  https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833?hl=en
You will generate a password that only works with Evolution on one computer.

Oh yeah,  Welcome to Arch Linux

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webman

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Registered: 2017-05-06

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Re: Evolution and gmail

Thanks.  Having lots of fun with Arch.  Been awhile since working on linux has been this enjoyable.

As for the App password, I am unable to set it up.  It looks like it is for 2 factor auth, which I do no have enabled.  If this is the fix, then I will have to set it up.

ewaller

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From: Pasadena, CA

Registered: 2009-07-13

Posts: 20,722

Re: Evolution and gmail

It is actually a way of enabling a password that works for a specific application that does not require 2-factor authentication.  It is compatible with single factor mode too, it is just limited to one application.
I don't use evolution myself, any chance of the errors having been logged?

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webman

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Registered: 2017-05-06

Posts: 8

Re: Evolution and gmail

Looks like it is a problem with the webkit browser.  If you go through the signup page using it, it fails.  If you do the same with chrome it works.  Doing some more digging too see if I can track down what is breaking.

webman

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Registered: 2017-05-06

Posts: 8

Re: Evolution and gmail

And it was.  Fix was released yesterday, just waiting for it to make it to Arch.

https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=171770