Created attachment 114396 [details] Screenshot of pop-up window that asks for username for extension updates Tools -> Extension Manager -> Check for updates. Expected behavior: check for and propose updates, if available Observed behavior: "Authentication required" window pops up, stating "Enter username and password for: updateexte.libreoffice.org" (see screenshot) Clicking OK does nothing. Clicking Cancel, after the second time, gives an error pop-up window: "General internet error has occurred." Windows 7 professional (at work behind proxy, maybe related?) See also http://ask.libreoffice.org/en/question/46901/auto-upgrade-update-promtp-for-password/ (by other user)
I tried to reproduce the bug in Windows 7 64-bit environment with LibreOffice Version: 4.4.1.2.It worked fine.Did not prompted for a authentication.I can make a suggestion.Sometimes it's asking Windows authentications if you're not using it with Admin privileges.
I tried running as administrator (Windows Start menu > right-click on LibreOffice Writer > run as administrator). Didn't resolve the problem. I'm behind a proxy, but in Tools > Options > Internet > Proxy, "proxy server" is set to "system" so should work...
Is it still happening with LibreOffice 5.2? Set to NEEDINFO. Change back to UNCONFIRMED, if the problem persists. Change to RESOLVED WORKSFORME, if the problem went away.
Dear Bug Submitter, This bug has been in NEEDINFO status with no change for at least 6 months. Please provide the requested information as soon as possible and mark the bug as UNCONFIRMED. Due to regular bug tracker maintenance, if the bug is still in NEEDINFO status with no change in 30 days the QA team will close the bug as INSUFFICIENTDATA due to lack of needed information. For more information about our NEEDINFO policy please read the wiki located here: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/QA/Bugzilla/Fields/Status/NEEDINFO If you have already provided the requested information, please mark the bug as UNCONFIRMED so that the QA team knows that the bug is ready to be confirmed. Thank you for helping us make LibreOffice even better for everyone! Warm Regards, QA Team MassPing-NeedInfo-Ping-20170531
Created attachment 133744 [details] Dialog that asks for authorization when checking updates
Still the same behaviour with LibreOffice Writer 5.3.2.2 on Windows 10 Pro.
Solved. Problem was related to two old extensions that are apparently no longer maintained. One part of problem traced to extension "COOoder" (https://extensions.libreoffice.org/extensions/coooder). Removing it solved one of the two demands for authentification. Second (and final) part of the problem resolved by removing "American English spelling-hyphenation-thesaurus-797865-words" 2012.11.23 by "KPP and NA-DVD" https://extensions.libreoffice.org/extensions/american-british-canadian-spelling-hyphen-thesaurus-dictionaries
I suggest the offending extensions be checked, and if necessary removed from the official LibreOffice extension collection.