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Full error message: "Your previously stored passwords cannot be decrypted. Do you wish to forget all existing passwords and start with a fresh keyring?" Background info: I installed Netbeans on my usb memory stick (drive s:) and configured netbeans to use a specific directory on that drive ("S:\PortableApps\NetBeans UserDir") as user dir. The configuration takes place in "S:\PortableApps\NetBeans 6.9\etc\netbeans.conf" by this line: 'netbeans_default_userdir="S:\PortableApps\NetBeans UserDir"'. When i use the usb memory stick on: a) Windows XP SP3 32-bit and b) Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit i always get the above message, each time i switch between the systems (the stick is always connected as drive s:). Where is the keyring stored - in the above user dir or on the local filesystem? Is the decryption "function" part of netbeans or is netbeans using system features for that?
Currently native keyrings are used where possible for the best user experience: Gnome Keyring, KDE KWallet, Mac OS X Keychain, CryptProtectData function on Windows (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa380261%28VS.85,printer%29.aspx). Try to pass -J-Dnetbeans.keyring.no.native=true to use the platform-independent keyring provider using a master password and the user directory.
Closing as invalid since it is not a bug but expected behavior.