Cannot generate new credentials (snapcraft 7.2.2->4)
Metadata
Current evaluation
Snapcraft 7.2 headless CI exports credentials successfully, then login rejects the documented environment-variable workflow; with no keyring or maintainer response, it needs triage.
Suggested action: needs triage
Reason: The transcript confirms export-login completed successfully; the following login command is expected to fail while SNAPCRAFT_STORE_CREDENTIALS is set, while unsetting it fails because no keyring is available. LP #1978518 was self-closed as working as designed, but this report has no labels or maintainer assessment and needs confirmation against the 7.2 implementation.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
Impact:
28
Quick Win:
16
Complexity:
25
Confidence:
84
Actionability:
74
Issue body
OS: Ubuntu 20.04
Snapcraft: 7.2.4 (tested with 7.2.2, 7.2.3)
Following: https://snapcraft.io/docs/snapcraft-authentication
```
jenkins@jenkins:~$ snapcraft export-login creds
Enter your Ubuntu One e-mail address and password.
If you do not have an Ubuntu One account, you can create one at https://snapcraft.io/account
Email: foo@bar
Password:
Exported login credentials to 'creds'
These credentials must be used on Snapcraft 7.2 or greater.
jenkins@jenkins:~$ export SNAPCRAFT_STORE_CREDENTIALS=$(cat creds)
jenkins@jenkins:~$ snapcraft login
Cannot login with 'SNAPCRAFT_STORE_CREDENTIALS' set.
Recommended resolution: Unset 'SNAPCRAFT_STORE_CREDENTIALS' and try again.
Full execution log: '/var/lib/jenkins/.cache/snapcraft/log/snapcraft-20221102-091756.378016.log'
```
Log:
```
jenkins@jenkins:~$ cat /var/lib/jenkins/.cache/snapcraft/log/snapcraft-20221102-091756.378016.log
2022-11-02 09:17:56.378 Starting Snapcraft 7.2.4
2022-11-02 09:17:56.380 Storing credentials for 'snapcraft' on 'dashboard.snapcraft.io' in keyring 'auth MemoryKeyring'.
2022-11-02 09:17:56.380 Cannot login with 'SNAPCRAFT_STORE_CREDENTIALS' set.
2022-11-02 09:17:56.380 Recommended resolution: Unset 'SNAPCRAFT_STORE_CREDENTIALS' and try again.
2022-11-02 09:17:56.380 Full execution log: '/var/lib/jenkins/.cache/snapcraft/log/snapcraft-20221102-091756.378016.log'
```
Note: unsetting SNAPCRAFT_STORE_CREDENTIALS doesn't change anything. It's a build machine without gnome-keyring
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
28
Quick Win:
16
Complexity:
25
Confidence:
84
Actionability:
74
|
needs triage | Snapcraft 7.2 headless CI exports credentials successfully, then login rejects the documented environment-variable workflow; with no keyring or maintainer response, it needs triage. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
45
Quick Win:
15
Complexity:
58
Confidence:
89
Actionability:
78
|
needs triage | Headless Snapcraft 7.2.2–7.2.4 rejects login after export-login; the exact Ubuntu/Jenkins repro is untriaged, and unsetting SNAPCRAFT_STORE_CREDENTIALS reportedly does not help without gnome-keyring. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Impact:
50
Quick Win:
30
Staleness:
85
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
60
Support Request:
20
|
needs triage | Bug: snapcraft login fails when SNAPCRAFT_STORE_CREDENTIALS is set; never triaged, 1401 days old | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
25
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
15
|
close stale | User reports snapcraft login failing with SNAPCRAFT_STORE_CREDENTIALS error on v7.2.4. Issue is 3.7 years old with no maintainer response or activity. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
15
|
close stale | Snapcraft 7.2.x fails to login using SNAPCRAFT_STORE_CREDENTIALS on systems without gnome-keyring. Issue is 3.7 years old with no maintainer response. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
15
|
close stale | Login fails with SNAPCRAFT_STORE_CREDENTIALS set on Snapcraft 7.2.x. Reported over three years ago with zero maintainer interaction and no reproduction steps for modern versions. |
Update history
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| created |
Related work
-
Related To:
canonical/snapcraft#6098
(confidence 96%)
Merged PR ee69b79b1 clarified that login is unnecessary and rejected when SNAPCRAFT_STORE_CREDENTIALS is set.
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Related To:
snapcraft (launchpad)#1978518
(confidence 90%)
Reports the same login interaction with SNAPCRAFT_STORE_CREDENTIALS and was self-closed as working as designed.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1979068 Headless login fails in Snapcraft 7.0.7 | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Fixed by snapcraft#3805, which added support for configparser-based legacy credentials. |