So I had to let a co-worker use my computer yesterday. He needed to activate his Google account, so he could activate his Google calendar, so we can manage our time better -- more like I can track him down easier :p
All is fine and good, until he click the "never for this site" button for remember password on our campus central authentication system... Apparently, some how that translated to Chrome as "remove the current entry that auto loaded on page load" (my personal login), "and never ask user whether or not Chrome should remember the login information for this domain"... This was very problematic, because now I cannot get Google to remember MY login on MY computer which I use on a regular basis and want to be lazy on!!
I poked around the options, and forms, but was unable to find a way to un-do that forsaken button click he did, so I realized I had to dig further. After much searching around and poking around, i the profile settings directory of Google Chrome, I found a sqlite3 database, which contained all the login information. This file can be read with any sqlite3 db manager. Luckily, I was able to remove the block from here manually. As a memo for self -- in case if people clicks the evil button on me again -- here are the procedures to un-do that click.
Continue reading Google Chrome Password Manager.
