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| ''This procedure works on Win XP, for what it's worth. I didn't test it on *nix.''
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| '''Problem:'''
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| Upon initial installation, Firefox apparently believes it has a non-null Master Password in effect, and the user is unable to change it using..
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| :Options->Privacy->Saved Passwords->Change Master Password
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| ..because the password is unknown to the user.
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| <small>This situation ''may'' only occur when one imports an existing Mozilla suite profile's passwords at Firefox install time, but I'm not sure. </small>
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| '''Solution:'''
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| Shut down Firefox.
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| Rename..
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| <tt>\Documents and Settings\<user>\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\xxxxxxxx.default\key3.db</tt>
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| ..to some different name, e.g. <tt>key3.db.orig</tt>.
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| Then, if you want to actually set a Master Password you can use, re-launch Firefox, and use either..
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| :Options->Privacy->Saved Passwords->Change Master Password
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| ..or the..
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| :<tt>chrome://pippki/content/pref-masterpass.xul</tt>
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| ..dialogs to enter your desired password.
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| Otherwise, the insidious unknown default Master Password is now disabled.
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Latest revision as of 14:56, 7 April 2005
