Macpass: "The password and/or the keyfile is wrong" error after 0.7.* upgrade

[trimailov]

Issue

Cannot open password protected .kdbx file after I've upgraded to 0.7.1 this Monday (Nov 20th). It says "The password and/or the keyfile is wrong (1017)". I managed to fix this with a workaround (see appropriate section). Today (Nov 23rd) I was prompted to upgrade to 0.7.2 and then 0.7.3 - the problem returned and workaround does not work anymore.

Workaround

I've though of a workaround. Did an update using Keepas2Android app to my .kdbx file and resynced it to my mac - then it opened.

What I've tried

I thought that somehow .kdbx file got corrupted and MacPass.app upgrade was just a coinsidence.

I've created an empty password protected .kdbx with MacPass.app and closed the app, when reopened - I cannot open the password database. It says "The password and/or the keyfile is wrong (1017)" just as before, with my personal password database.

Both files still opens with Keepass2Android mobile app (my personal DB and the dummy one).

System

MacPass.app - problem persists with 0.7 and 0.7.* versions
macOS - 10.12.6

[mstarke]

In your screenshot you use a KDBX file as the key file - the "key file" is not the database but a file used as key, if you remove the key file can you open the database?

[trimailov]

It works.

Feel stupid now.

Thanks for the help.

[mstarke]

No problem. Glad to hear that MacPass didn't mangle your database. I was hoping for a user error since bugs resulting in corrupted data are the worst - especially when dealing with passwords.

[NikolausDemmel]

Haha, I just did the same for half an hour... 🤦‍♂️

[nickmalcolm]

Same here 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️
I've updated the Error Codes page in the wiki so that people don't have to dig through issues to find a fix.

[mstarke]

Thanks for the Contribution!

[mstarke]

@nickmalcolm I took the liberty to improve upon your image idea. Also now I know how to "trick" GitHub into hosting the images I use in the wiki. So another thank you!