Questions tagged [online-accounts]
This tag is appropriate for accounts on some online service (Google, Facebook, Yahoo) that are not necessarily connected to the current Ubuntu user account on a one-to-one basis.
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Which programs use the new "Online Accounts"?
In Ubuntu Oneiric 11.10 it's possible to configure a Google Online Account. I'm able to configure this program to get access to Mail, Contacts, Calendar and Chat.
But which programs use this data? ...
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Google keep asking for permission to authorize my online account
Seems like google accounts authorized are not persistent. Every time I reboot "online accounts" loses the permissions and I have to re-authorize Ubuntu.
Is this the default behaviour? Is there any ...
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Google Drive takes a very long time to open with GNOME Online Accounts
Following this answer: https://askubuntu.com/a/320333/719469, I added Google to my GNOME accounts but when I click on my Drive account id in Nautilus, it does not show any file and in the bottom right ...
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How do I use connect Office 365 via MS Exchange to a GNOME Online Account?
I am trying to setup an online account that connects to my companies office365 but i'm getting the error: "Cannot fins WebDAV endpoint".
I can normally connect and login to the account via ...
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Why doesn't gnome-online-accounts accept a Google "application specific password"?
I use 2-step verification with Google, so when giving permission to gnome-online-accounts to access my Google account, I have to type in the authentication code as well. That's just fine, it's how ...
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How to add support for new services to Friends?
With the new friends-app landing in Ubuntu, it occurred to me that adding support for Instagram in the timeline would be cool. I also thought I might take a stab at it myself, but I'm having a hard ...
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Can't delete Facebook and Google in Online Accounts! Where is the config file for Ubuntu Online Accounts located?
since today I have an issue with my Ubuntu Online Account Settings. I started Empathy to log into my messengers, but I got an error that Facebook, Google and MSN need an authentication. I tried to ...
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"Applications can no longer access your Online Account"
As soon as I start my computer this message appears:
Applications can no longer access your [email protected] Online Account
Choose Online Accounts from the user menu to reinstate access to this ...
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Disable and delete goa-daemon
How to disable and delete goa-daemon. I'm not using online accounts and this daemon only consumes my memory and CPU.
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Ubuntu Gnome Facebook login error
I am not able to login into Facebook on online accounts of Gnome Ubuntu 13.10.
Always get this message (shown in screenshot)
Your popup is too small to display this page.
Please enlarge it to ...
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How can I access my Google Drive via the command line with Gnome Online Accounts?
I have two Google Drive accounts connected via Gnome Online Accounts (GOA). I can browse them with nautilus but I have not found how to access them through the command line. Shouldn't they be mounted ...
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Appearance, Online accounts disappeared in System Settings in Ubuntu 13.10
I was installing some apps and icons then I noticed that there were about 4 games installed, so I went to the Software Centre to remove them. Then I wanted to add my Facebook account to Online ...
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gnome-online-accounts (GOA) with Xubuntu?
1) Is there some alternative to gnome-online-accounts (GOA) for use in Xubuntu?
2) If I install gnome-online-accounts in Xubuntu it pulls in the following dependencies
The following NEW packages ...
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Can't connect facebook to online accounts in 13.04
Just install 13.04 and am having trouble setting up online accounts with facebook. It opens up firefox and when I log in it comes up with a security warning. Any ideas why this is or what I could do ...
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How secure is gnome-online-accounts?
As with anything that wants my passwords I want to know about the how safe it is to use the gnome-online-accounts [g-o-a] feature (and how it can be exploited). I'm only interested in the Google part ...
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