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Login Manager: Counting logins matching host: http://www.google.com, formSubmitURL: , httpRealm: null | Login Manager: Counting logins matching host: http://www.google.com, formSubmitURL: , httpRealm: null | ||
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= Common Problems = | |||
== Won't prompt to save a password == | |||
Some sites use <code>autocomplete="off"</code> in their HTML, which directs the password manager not to save the login. You can look for this in the page's HTML, or by using the password manager logging. Here's some example output from signing into Yahoo Mail: | |||
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Login Manager: observer notified for form submission. | |||
Login Manager: Checking if logins to <nowiki>https://login.yahoo.com</nowiki> can be saved. | |||
Login Manager: (form submission ignored -- autocomplete=off found) | |||
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Revision as of 03:45, 26 December 2007
The password manager in Firefox 3 includes the ability to log debugging information to the Error Console, which can be enabled to help diagnose problems. This logging is off by default. Passwords are not shown in the output.
Enable Debug Logging
- Enter "about:config" in the URL bar.
- You may see a warning screen, cautioning you about changing advanced preferences. Click the button to ignore the warning.
- Find the
signon.debug
andjavascript.options.showInConsole
settings, and set them totrue
. You can enter the name in the "Filter" box at the top of the page to help find them. To change the value of a setting, right-click on the line and select "Toggle" or just double-click the line. - Restart the browser. Some logging is only enabled after the restart.
View the Logging
- To view the logging, open the Error Console from the Tools menu.
- Click either the "All" or "Messages" icons at the top of the window.
- Load a web page in in the browser. You should see messages in the Error Console like:
Login Manager: onStateChange accepted: req = http://www.google.com, flags = 196612 Login Manager: onStateChange: adding dom listeners Login Manager: domEventListener: got event DOMContentLoaded Login Manager: Counting logins matching host: http://www.google.com, formSubmitURL: , httpRealm: null
To copy a message, right-click on it and select Copy.
Common Problems
Won't prompt to save a password
Some sites use autocomplete="off"
in their HTML, which directs the password manager not to save the login. You can look for this in the page's HTML, or by using the password manager logging. Here's some example output from signing into Yahoo Mail:
... Login Manager: observer notified for form submission. Login Manager: Checking if logins to https://login.yahoo.com can be saved. Login Manager: (form submission ignored -- autocomplete=off found) ...