Android: SMB credentials not remembered

Does this happen on all SMB shares? Or is this only for the shares you described in #17858 (closed)?

Tested again with 2.0.6 on Android 7.1 on Nexus 9, SMB credentials are remembered.

Your issue must be related to #17858 (closed)

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Could you test with the next nightly that this issue if really fixed by #17858 (closed) ?

It will be available here http://nightlies.videolan.org/build/android-armv7/ VLC-Android-2.1.0-20170110*apk

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#17858 (closed) fixed, but I'm still being prompted on every directory.

reopened

With which build?

DO NOT REOPEN BUGS WITHOUT JUSTIFICATION. This will be your first and last warning before permanent ban.

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Could you explain how "it's not actually fixed" is not adequate justification for reopening a bug closed as "fixed"? Unless you can provide a satisfactory answer, I'll be reopening it again, since this is still happening in nightly 2.1.0-20170114.

This is still occurring on both devices using the latest nightly build (2.1.0-20170117). Therefore, it is not fixed, and therefore reopening is not "without justification".

Cleared data, uninstalled existing build and installed 0117 build. Browse to protected directory, prompted for credentials, authenticate successfully. Touch on subdirectory, prompted for credentials again. Checked the smbd.log on the file server and saw the following:

[2017/01/17 19:57:07.808895,  2] ../source3/auth/auth.c:305(auth_check_ntlm_password)
  check_ntlm_password:  authentication for user [chris] -> [chris] -> [DOMAIN\chris] succeeded
[...]
[2017/01/17 19:57:10.110633,  2] ../source3/auth/auth.c:315(auth_check_ntlm_password)
  check_ntlm_password:  Authentication for user [chris] -> [chris] FAILED with error NT_STATUS_NO_SUCH_USER

(The truncated [...] is a series of failed logins for "Guest" which I assume to be VLC trying to get the contents of the subdirectories and failing with "Directory is empty". Separate issue?)

The first of these is the initial successful authentication, while the second is where I am prompted for credentials again. When the dialog reappears, it's only showing the username and not the domain. Other apps authenticate successfully and remember credentials, so I'm ruling out a network misconfiguration.

My guesses as to cause:

Not saving the domain part.
Not retrieving the domain part (properly).
Assuming the hostname to be the domain name.

I've attached the log, but I don't see anything that I can pin directly on authentication.

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logcat output

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vlc_logcat_20170117_215850.log

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I'll have an other look. I guess, there is a bug with the filecrypt backend on android not saving the domain part.

Replying to [comment:12 tguillem]:

I'll have an other look. I guess, there is a bug with the filecrypt backend on android not saving the domain part.

domain related? Hmm, that could be.

fixed from 5a4393b855cca23adf252bfbe96c673cdd8b77be

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Retested in 0125 nightly, fix confirmed.

Milestone renamed

Hi, I'm not sure if I should reopen this ticket or just create a new one. Right now I'm getting the same issue. After I connect a SMB share and add it to favourites list, I'm asked to enter credentials. When I close the app and open it again the credentials are not remembered. I'm using Android TV: 8.0.0 kernel: 4.9.54 VLC version:3.0.13 rev 387f303ba Regards Artur

The problem persists with:

Sony Android TV Android v8.0.0 Security Version 1 November 2018 Kernel version 3.10.79

and VLC 3.0.13

The "remember credentials" box does not appear and I have to input credentials for my SMB share every time I restart VLC.

SMB share on windows 10 PC is fine, currently working without any problems with Archos video player on same TV. Archos remembers credentials without any problem

I dare not reopen the ticket . . .

I'll just go ahead and reopen it to get some attention. Definitely experiencing this since almost a year (hoping for an update to fix it)

Android TV 8.0.0
Security version 1. May 2019
Kernel version 3.10.79
VLC for Android 3.1.7

While I do not require a password to recurse into subdirectories, passwords are not remembered across VLC sessions (see the latest two comments)

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I can confirm this bug. It doesn't work on Android TV 7 and 8 over 1/2 year. Previously it was working. Please fix it.

Since last year I reported it there are still no changes and the passwords are still not remembered. My current version is:\

Revision: 1c70d300e\ VLC: f5b81842d (2019-06-26)\

Android TV 8.0

Replying to [comment:17 siwyboy]:

Hi, I'm not sure if I should reopen this ticket or just create a new one. Right now I'm getting the same issue. After I connect a SMB share and add it to favourites list, I'm asked to enter credentials. When I close the app and open it again the credentials are not remembered. I'm using Android TV: 8.0.0 kernel: 4.9.54 VLC version:3.0.13 rev 387f303ba Regards Artur

Can confirm this bug is still a problem with revision/VLC aca6cb792 (2019-11-27) on my Huawei P20 Pro running Android 9/EMUI 9.1.0

Also happening to me on my Samsung Galaxy Note8 using VLC-Android-3.3.0-dev-armv8-20200109-0146.apk to connect to my Samba share served on Ubuntu. Notably, this does NOT seem to occur with Windows 10 shares. Only Linux shares seem to be affected.

Can confirm this is still present in latest stable when using with my Samba share on Ubuntu. Password is asked after every activity- even after a video is cast to a chromecast and i try to go back and select another video, then the prompt appears again.

Confirming on Android 9, Lenovo K10 Note L38111 (Lenovo Version 11.0.224 ST) Patch Level Oct 1, 2019.

I am also having this issue. Every time I access my SMB share which is located on my Asus router I have to login to the drive even though remember is selected then I have to enter it again when I go to a folder, then again when I attempt to play a video in the folder. Every move I make I have to enter it. Android 8

Same issue on Android 9 (it just appeared in the last two updates, it was working before)... connecting to shares on OMV

Hi. I had the same problem With Android 9 on Lenovo Yoga Tab.

The router with samba sharing is showing as an "Shared folders" item and this connection doesn't work (asks login again and again).

After I set it as "Network favorites and press three dots, edit and set:

Left top list : SMB Port __ (empty) Server address : <IP_of_my_router> Username : <samba_user_name> Folder path : <my_samba_sharing_name>

Finally the grey text looks like : smb://user_name@192.168.10.1/shared_folder

Next time the player asks me for the password again, but never more. From this time ist works like old player.

I hope this help to somebody.

-- Mareg

I can also confirm that local network smb folders keep asking for a password (i.e. "remember password" doesn't work), unless the share is added as a favorite.

Running VLC 3.2.11.

Mareg's solution worked!

Login to SMB share using username and password
Add as favorite (star icon top-right corner)
Top left menu, then local networks
Under favorite networks list, select the target network and touch the three dots > edit
Ensure IP, username and folder path are accurate. Username must not be empty.
Click on the shared folder, login as usual and tick password remembering option

You'll never get asked for your password again.

Replying to [comment:30 gravitacion]:

Mareg's solution worked!

Login to SMB share using username and password

Add as favorite (star icon top-right corner)

Top left menu, then local networks

Under favorite networks list, select the target network and touch the three dots > edit

Ensure IP, username and folder path are accurate. Username must not be empty.

Click on the shared folder, login as usual and tick password remembering option

You'll never get asked for your password again.

Hi, On step 4, how do you get the edit or 3 dots? im using android tv + vlc3.2.12 and i dont see it. thanks

VLC 3.2.12, Android TV Version 9 (Kernel 4.9.125)

Passwords on SMB shares were not being stored/remembered after a recent update on Android TV. Setting the minimum SMB protocol on my NAS to "SMB2" has fixed this issue for me.

VLC 3.2.12, Android TV 9 (mibox 3, new Pie beta) Passwords not remembered, even with SMB2 already as minimum protocol. Setting a favourite share does not help (I already had it). It was working fine on 8, for months.

marked this issue as related to vlc-android#1777

marked this issue as related to vlc-android#1644 (closed)

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