[Linux] failed to unlock correct collection '/org/freedesktop/secrets/aliases/default'

[songant]

Using go-keyring to save passwords locally works fine on Mac and Windows, but reports an error on Linux: failed to unlock correct collection '/org/freedesktop/secrets/aliases/default'. gnome-keyring and dbus-x11 has been installed on the virtual machine. This is a desktop-free environment

[timwehrle]

Shouldn't this limitation be documented in the README? The current situation significantly limits the usability of the library to only two operating systems, and the README still claims that it works on Linux. Without a functional workaround, users are forced to resort to unsafe practices such as leaking their tokens through shell history or hardcoding them into configuration files.

[mikkeloscar]

You can see how we test the library on a headless Linux environment here:

go-keyring/.github/workflows/go.yml

Lines 45 to 49 in b38ab4b

	- name: Test
	run: |
	echo 'somecredstorepass' | gnome-keyring-daemon --unlock
	go test -v ./...
	shell: dbus-run-session -- bash --noprofile --norc -eo pipefail {0}

It works on Linux, but there are prerequisites like a working keyring. The tool is intended for human users to store credentials which normally assumes a desktop environment. Contributions are welcome on how to make it work or document limitations for other environments.