How to get rid of this annoying problem?
Every time i try to use Brave i get this warning.
**Description of the issue:The password you use to login into your computer no longet matches that of your login keyring.
How can this issue be reproduced?
Expected result:
**Brave Version( check About Brave): Release Notes v1.81.131 (Aug 6, 2025)
**Additional Information:
Don’t know what distro / desktop you are using but you can add a menu parameter “–password-store=basic”.
Right click “Linux mint” icon (or whatever distro you are using) / Edit menu / Internet / Click on Brave and properties. Add “–password-store=basic” without ““ in your Command line after the word Brave.
There are other solutions but this helped me.
Hello, many thanks for answering.
I’m using Debian13 with Gnome desktop, can’t find any Brave properties ;/
@uHuH do you have Brave set for permissions on your keyring and all? Have you changed passwords or details? It sounds like your issue is related to https://support.brave.app/hc/en-us/articles/29808985123085-Sensitive-data-storage
I’m not familiar with Linux in the slightest so I’d be horrible at giving specific instructions. I do know in general people mention using things like Seahorse in the past.
Hello, yes, i changed my pwd. Thanks for your time, but i
I haven’t found the solution. I also tried wiping keys and reinstalling the browser, but no way.
sudo asudo apt remove brave-browser brave-keyring
REMOVING:
brave-browser brave-keyring
Summary:
Upgrading: 0, Installing: 0, Removing: 2, Not Upgrading: 0
Freed space: 419 MB
Continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database … 251077 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing brave-browser (1.81.131) …
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/firefox-esr to provide /usr/bin/x-www-browse
r (x-www-browser) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/firefox-esr to provide /usr/bin/gnome-www-br
owser (gnome-www-browser) in auto mode
Removing brave-keyring (1.19) …
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.36.0-3) …
Processing triggers for man-db (2.13.1-1) …
Processing triggers for mailcap (3.74) …
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.28-1) …
Yeah probably going to need @Mattches to walk you through any potential solutions. Wish I could be more help
ok you are using Gnome try this:
sudo sed -i ‘s|/usr/bin/brave-browser-stable|/usr/bin/brave-browser-stable --password-store=gnome|g’ /usr/share/applications/brave-browser.desktop
sudo update-desktop-database
This is not a Brave-specific problem. In fact, the dialog that you see is not a Brave dialog. The keyring that it’s talking about is gnome-keyring and that’s typically caused by changing your OS password.
Have a look at these instructions for updating your password inside of gnome-keyring:
Yes, this was not a Brave issue. Problem solved just deleting
/home/user/.local/share/keyrings/login.keyring and /home/user/.local/share/keyrings/user.keystore
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