Azurestorageexplorer: Unable to sign in on Linux

[v-xianya]

Storage Explorer Version: 1.7.0/20190218.1
Platform/OS Version: Linux Ubuntu 16.04
Architecture: x64
Commit: bfb69adc
Regression From: Not a regression

Repro Steps:

1. Enable "Use Device Code Flow Sign-in" under Experimental(Use a new machine).
2. Open "Connect to Azure Storage" dialog -> Sign in... -> Paste the copied code to the opened browser.
3. Click "Continue" then enter your account and password.
4. Check the result in Storage Explorer after signing in successfully.

Expect:

1. The "Connect" dialog disappears automatically.
2. All the subscriptions display well with checked.

Actual:

1. The 'Connect' dialog still shows.
2. No subscription displays.

More Info:
This issue also reproduces for using non device code flow to sign in.

[maetthu]

Can confirm for 1.7.0/20190208.2 (20190218.1 isn't available for me, newest insider build shown is 20190208.2) on Arch Linux as well. Neither standard nor device code flow close the connect window and no account is added.

[craxal]

@maetthu We recently released the full v1.7.0. Can you update and try again?

[maetthu]

@craxal Still the same with 1.7.0/20190305.10 unfortunately. Neither of the two login methods work.

[MRayermannMSFT]

Hi @maetthu , we recently discovered that .NET Core 2.1 shipped a breaking change that broke our auth library. So if you're on .NET Core 2.1 or 2.2, this is why sign in isn't working for you. To workaround the issue you can either downgarde to .NET Core 2.0 or perform the following steps:

1. Download version 1.5.43 of StreamJsonRpc from nuget. Look for the "Download package" link on the right hand side of the page.
2. After downloading the package, change its file extension from .nupkg to .zip
3. Unzip the package
4. Go to streamjsonrpc.1.5.43/lib/netstandard1.1/
5. Copy StreamJsonRpc.dll to the following locations inside the Storage Explorer folder:
   
   
   
   1. StorageExplorer/resources/app/ServiceHub/Services/Microsoft.Developer.IdentityService/
   
   
   2. StorageExplorer/resources/app/ServiceHub/Hosts/ServiceHub.Host.Core.CLR.x64/
   
   

If you do that, you shouldn't need to downgrade your .NET Core version. We'll be updating out Linux docs later today with updated Linux install instructions, so if none of the above works for you, you can check those out in about 8 hours or so (I'll try to come back and drop a link once the docs are updated).

[maetthu]

@MRayermannMSFT This (copying the dll) does indeed mitigate the issue and I can login again, thx.

[AArnott]

FYI this was due to https://github.com/Microsoft/vs-streamjsonrpc/issues/116.

[rnsc]

@MRayermannMSFT Thank you for the quick fix, however, it's very impractical if we have to do that every time there's an upgrade. Can you tell use when this will actually be fixed once and for all? (people have been unable to use StorageExplorer app on Linux for months now)

[jinglouMSFT]

This will be fixed in our next release.

[MRayermannMSFT]

We've received new bits from our auth library that make the patch no longer needed. The bits will be included in 1.8.0. We'll update docs after shipping, but leave the patch guide for anyone who happens to install 1.7.0 or earlier.

[kj299]

this was not fixed in the next release. i cannot find streamjsonrpc.1.5.43/lib/netstandard1.1/ online either

[craxal]

@kj299 If you're having problems, could you open a new issue and fill in the bug template? It's been quite a while since this issue was opened, and there have been significant changes to Storage Explorer since then. Having a fresh bug opened with up-to-date info will be most helpful.

[kj299]

@craxal thank you for your response sir. i failed to provide an update or cancel my message.

since then, i opened up an issue at

https://github.com/Azure/azure-storage-fuse/issues/378