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| ''This procedure applies to Win XP, for what it's worth. It may or may not apply to any other Operating System''
| | #redirect [[Master password]] |
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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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| :Tools->Options->Privacy->Saved Passwords->Change Master Password
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| ..because said Master Password is unknown to the user (1) (2).
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| Note: <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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| :Tools->Options->Privacy->Saved Passwords->Change Master Password
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| ..or the..
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| :<tt>chrome://pippki/content/pref-masterpass.xul (3)</tt>
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| ..dialog to enter your desired password.
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| Otherwise, re-launch Firefox, and the insidious unknown default Master Password ought to now be disabled. ''Someone please test this.''
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| =References:=
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| (1) [http://forums.mozillanews.org/index.php?board=4;action=display;threadid=435 master password problem-can I reset it?]
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| (2) [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=110487&highlight= Avoid master password when filling in site passwords????]
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| (3) [http://kb.mozillazine.org/index.phtml?title=Firefox_:_FAQs_:_Master_password_settings Firefox : FAQs : Master password settings]
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