Jrnl: Intermittently unable to access my files

Created on 3 Jan 2019 · 16Comments · Source: jrnl-org/jrnl

Pretty weird. If I keep trying the command it will eventually work, but sometimes (usually) it will throw the keyrings error. I am specifically not adding the password to my keyring btw. I have the issue on both FreeBSD running v1.9.8 via ports, and on my phone using Termux also v1.9.8 via pip.

[asara@host ~]$ jrnl -n 1
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/jrnl", line 11, in <module>
    sys.exit(run())
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/jrnl/cli.py", line 194, in run
    journal = Journal.Journal(journal_name, **config)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/jrnl/Journal.py", line 39, in __init__
    self.open()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/jrnl/Journal.py", line 105, in open
    journal = util.get_password(keychain=self.name, validator=validate_password)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/jrnl/util.py", line 37, in get_password
    pwd_from_keychain = keychain and get_keychain(keychain)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/jrnl/util.py", line 56, in get_keychain
    return keyring.get_password('jrnl', journal_name)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/keyring/core.py", line 57, in get_password
    return _keyring_backend.get_password(service_name, username)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/keyring/backends/fail.py", line 23, in get_password
    raise RuntimeError(msg)
RuntimeError: No recommended backend was available. Install the keyrings.alt package if you want to use the non-recommended backends. See README.rst for details.
[asara@host ~]$ jrnl -n 1
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/jrnl", line 11, in <module>
    sys.exit(run())
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/jrnl/cli.py", line 194, in run
    journal = Journal.Journal(journal_name, **config)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/jrnl/Journal.py", line 39, in __init__
    self.open()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/jrnl/Journal.py", line 105, in open
    journal = util.get_password(keychain=self.name, validator=validate_password)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/jrnl/util.py", line 37, in get_password
    pwd_from_keychain = keychain and get_keychain(keychain)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/jrnl/util.py", line 56, in get_keychain
    return keyring.get_password('jrnl', journal_name)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/keyring/core.py", line 57, in get_password
    return _keyring_backend.get_password(service_name, username)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/keyring/backends/fail.py", line 23, in get_password
    raise RuntimeError(msg)
RuntimeError: No recommended backend was available. Install the keyrings.alt package if you want to use the non-recommended backends. See README.rst for details.
[asara@host ~]$ jrnl -n 1
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/jrnl", line 11, in <module>
    sys.exit(run())
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/jrnl/cli.py", line 194, in run
    journal = Journal.Journal(journal_name, **config)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/jrnl/Journal.py", line 39, in __init__
    self.open()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/jrnl/Journal.py", line 105, in open
    journal = util.get_password(keychain=self.name, validator=validate_password)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/jrnl/util.py", line 37, in get_password
    pwd_from_keychain = keychain and get_keychain(keychain)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/jrnl/util.py", line 56, in get_keychain
    return keyring.get_password('jrnl', journal_name)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/keyring/core.py", line 57, in get_password
    return _keyring_backend.get_password(service_name, username)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/keyring/backends/fail.py", line 23, in get_password
    raise RuntimeError(msg)
RuntimeError: No recommended backend was available. Install the keyrings.alt package if you want to use the non-recommended backends. See README.rst for details.
[asara@host ~]$ jrnl -n 1
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/jrnl", line 11, in <module>
    sys.exit(run())
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/jrnl/cli.py", line 194, in run
    journal = Journal.Journal(journal_name, **config)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/jrnl/Journal.py", line 39, in __init__
    self.open()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/jrnl/Journal.py", line 105, in open
    journal = util.get_password(keychain=self.name, validator=validate_password)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/jrnl/util.py", line 37, in get_password
    pwd_from_keychain = keychain and get_keychain(keychain)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/jrnl/util.py", line 56, in get_keychain
    return keyring.get_password('jrnl', journal_name)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/keyring/core.py", line 57, in get_password
    return _keyring_backend.get_password(service_name, username)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/keyring/backends/fail.py", line 23, in get_password
    raise RuntimeError(msg)
RuntimeError: No recommended backend was available. Install the keyrings.alt package if you want to use the non-recommended backends. See README.rst for details.
[asara@host ~]$ jrnl -n 1
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/jrnl", line 11, in <module>
    sys.exit(run())
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/jrnl/cli.py", line 194, in run
    journal = Journal.Journal(journal_name, **config)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/jrnl/Journal.py", line 39, in __init__
    self.open()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/jrnl/Journal.py", line 105, in open
    journal = util.get_password(keychain=self.name, validator=validate_password)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/jrnl/util.py", line 37, in get_password
    pwd_from_keychain = keychain and get_keychain(keychain)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/jrnl/util.py", line 56, in get_keychain
    return keyring.get_password('jrnl', journal_name)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/keyring/core.py", line 57, in get_password
    return _keyring_backend.get_password(service_name, username)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/keyring/backends/fail.py", line 23, in get_password
    raise RuntimeError(msg)
RuntimeError: No recommended backend was available. Install the keyrings.alt package if you want to use the non-recommended backends. See README.rst for details.
[asara@host ~]$ jrnl -n 1
Password: 
2019-01-01 23:59 I am going to start keeping a journal.

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Asara

All 16 comments

Actually, on termux I am only able to access it once. After that I have to rm my .jrnl_config and then jrnl again in order to access the journal.

Asara on 3 Jan 2019

This issue makes the application unusable. What is the expected timeline for the fix?

shadabk96 on 3 Feb 2019

I'm happy to see some traction on https://github.com/jrnl-org/jrnl/issues/591, hopefully this issue gets some attention!

Asara on 8 Jul 2019

Are you able to try v2.0-rc2 to see if you still have the same error?

wren on 8 Jul 2019

I'm using pip to install jrnl and don't see v2.0-rc2 as an option, even when using --pre

Asara on 9 Jul 2019

@Asara Good point. It's not listed there, yet.

@maebert Even though I'm listed as a maintainer, I don't actually have permissions to manage anything with the project on PyPI. Could you please add some permissions?

wren on 9 Jul 2019

@wren Made you an owner, hope that fixes things

maebert on 9 Jul 2019

👍1

Let me know when 2.0-rc2 is pushed to pip and I'll give it a test!

Asara on 12 Jul 2019

@Asara You can now install rc2 with pip install jrnl==2.0.0rc2 (pip install jrnl will still install 1.9.8) - let me know how it goes!

maebert on 12 Jul 2019

@maebert Thanks for doing that! I had some time set apart today for it, but I'll get a few other things sorted out instead.

wren on 13 Jul 2019

@wren Just attempted to try this out and I'm bombing out on the same issue as https://github.com/jrnl-org/jrnl/issues/610

I'm on freebsd 12 and also have the same issue.

Asara on 16 Jul 2019

@Asara See this PR for the fix to your problem. You can do that manually, if you're comfortable with it. Or you can wait for v2.0-rc3 if you'd prefer, which I'm trying to get out on Saturday.

wren on 16 Jul 2019

@Asara Have you had a chance to try this, yet? Do you still have this issue?

wren on 22 Jul 2019

Woo got this to work with rc3.post2 via pip.

Thanks a ton wren! You can close this ticket once those changes are released :)

Asara on 22 Jul 2019

@Asara I'm closing this issue now that it is merged in to the codebase. This helps avoid confusion for devs working on the project.

Thank you for the work of installing the release candidates, and look for the official v2.0 release soon!

wren on 3 Aug 2019

👍1

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