[SOLVED] Not authorized when trying to connect to Facebook from pidgin

pablox · 2010-06-27 21:51:43

I configured pidgin according to the wiki, but I'm getting a "Not authorized" error... from the debug window I'm getting this (Log in pastebin).

I've checked and re-checked the password a lot of times and that is not the problem and I've installed the cyrus-sasl-plugins
and cyrus-sasl packages and in the error I'm not receiving a 503 error.

The only weird thing is that when I uncheck the option "Allow plaintext auth over unencrypted streams" and I try to connect it asks me:

USER@chat.facebook.com/Pidgin requires plaintext authentication over an unencrypted connection. Allow this and continue authentication?"

If I click no, it stops and if I click Yes it shows me the previous error. Any ideas?

I'm using Pidgin 2.7.1-1.

Last edited by pablox (2010-09-15 02:49:05)

kmk · 2010-06-28 10:25:40

I tried same thing as you yesterday and i had same error. It was wrong password. But in your case it looks like wrong username. Is it USER? Look on this page, click on pidgin and find out whats your facebook username. http://www.facebook.com/sitetour/chat.php

Last edited by kmk (2010-06-28 10:26:45)

pablox · 2010-06-28 14:23:41

I just changed it my username in that log to protect my identity . I already try looking from that link to get my username and I'm actually using the one from there D:

hume's doona · 2010-06-28 14:44:08

Install the plugin from the aur, it'll prompt you to enter two words when you first log in, hit cancel and log into fb in your browser... then it'll be configured http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=34479

pablox · 2010-06-28 14:47:46

Ok... I guess that would work.... stilll it's weird because it's supposed to work using xmpp. In fact, even the wiki says it works.

hume's doona · 2010-06-28 14:48:59

fb changed privacy settings and I can't work out how to let 3rd party apps other than their own coded ones access it

pablox · 2010-06-28 14:49:44

Hm... so are you saying that the plugin won't work?

hume's doona · 2010-06-28 14:54:22

no, sorry... it's late here. The plugin complains on first run, but then comes good with a fb login. There's a thread on ubuntuforums about security settings and xmpp. Apparently there is a setting somewhere in the facebook user settings that will allow it, but the plugin is officially supported, so it just works.

Searching fb help showed the settings for xmpp though, so?

LookTJ · 2010-07-25 04:30:24

I'm having the same issues with Pidgin 2.7.2.

LookTJ · 2010-07-25 05:02:37

it seems like chat.facebook.com doesn't exist or something of the sorts.....

[21:44 xxxxx] > host chat.facebook.com                          [/home/xxxxxxx]
chat.facebook.com has address 69.63.181.105
Host chat.facebook.com not found: 2(SERVFAIL)
Host chat.facebook.com not found: 2(SERVFAIL)
[21:58 taylor] > traceroute chat.facebook.com                    [/home/xxxxxxxxx]
traceroute to chat.facebook.com (69.63.181.105), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets
 1  192.168.1.254 (192.168.1.254)  1.398 ms  9.872 ms  1.714 ms
 2  76-217-188-3.lightspeed.frsnca.sbcglobal.net (76.217.188.3)  21.828 ms  23.221 ms  21.214 ms
 3  75.56.70.6 (75.56.70.6)  22.278 ms  21.267 ms  20.915 ms
 4  151.164.93.82 (151.164.93.82)  21.007 ms  20.980 ms  20.958 ms
 5  ppp-151-164-52-225.rcsntx.swbell.net (151.164.52.225)  27.641 ms  27.968 ms  26.998 ms
 6  xe-0-2-0-7.r07.snjsca04.us.bb.gin.ntt.net (129.250.9.141)  29.204 ms  27.858 ms  27.869 ms
 7  ae-3.r06.snjsca04.us.bb.gin.ntt.net (129.250.5.58)  27.929 ms  28.042 ms  27.694 ms
 8  xe-0-2-0-2.r06.snjsca04.us.ce.gin.ntt.net (128.241.219.126)  59.225 ms  36.435 ms  27.584 ms
 9  ae0.bb01.sjc1.tfbnw.net (74.119.76.21)  30.394 ms  28.697 ms  29.239 ms
10  ae4.br01.snc1.tfbnw.net (74.119.76.24)  30.465 ms ae4.br02.snc1.tfbnw.net (74.119.76.26)  29.249 ms ae4.br01.snc1.tfbnw.net (74.119.76.24)  43.964 ms
11  eth-17-1.csw01b.snc2.tbnw.net (204.15.21.75)  29.134 ms eth-18-17.csw01b.snc2.tfbnw.net (204.15.23.199)  29.719 ms eth-18-1.csw01a.snc2.tfbnw.net (204.15.21.35)  29.262 ms
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Last edited by LookTJ (2010-07-25 05:13:57)

LookTJ · 2010-08-12 02:01:12

Pidgin 2.7.3 and still the issue persists. Client or server side issue?

theslainman · 2010-09-14 20:58:47

My brother got this error then I went to this link http://www.facebook.com/sitetour/chat.php
When I clicked on pidgin it said to press here to logout then when i logged in again it worked in pidgin.

pablox · 2010-09-15 02:48:15

Finally I found that the error was some character in the password. I changed it and now works.

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#1 2010-06-27 21:51:43

[SOLVED] Not authorized when trying to connect to Facebook from pidgin

#2 2010-06-28 10:25:40

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