passwordsafe-users — For users of Password Safe

RE: [Passwordsafe-users] "out of memory" error!

[Rony S. <ro...@gm...>]

Ah, that's better!

It indeed seems that the file in question got corrupted. Here's why: One of
the first things that's encrypted in the file is the length of the actual
data. This is read and decrypted, and memory is allocated accordingly. If
this is somehow corrupted, then a HUGE amount of memory is (trying to be)
allocated.

	Rony

-----Original Message-----
From: Hua William Li [mailto:hl...@tr...]
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 5:37 PM
To: Rony Shapiro; pas...@li...
Subject: Re: [Passwordsafe-users] "out of memory" error!


Hi Rony,

Thanks for your response.

Here are my answers for your questions:
1. version 1.7
2. everytime for that particular file.
3. 1KB
4. only that particular file, other files are fine.
5. only 3 entries.
6. I am using Window 2K Pro, 512MB ram. I have other large applications but
are fine.

My guess is that particular file might get somehow corrupted. But I donot
know how.
I appreciate your help on this.

Best Regards,
Will


----- Original Message -----
From: "Rony Shapiro" <ro...@gm...>
To: "Hua William Li" <hl...@tr...>;
<pas...@li...>
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 2:28 AM
Subject: RE: [Passwordsafe-users] "out of memory" error!


> Hi Will,
>
> This is new to me. Let's try to gather some more information:
>
> - What version of passwordsafe are you using?
>
> - How often is "sometimes"?
>
> - How large is the .dat file (in kilobytes)?
>
> - Does this happen with any .dat file, or only a particular one?
>
> - How many entries are there in the file?
>
> - What about the computer you're using? What OS, how much memory? are
other
> applications giving you trouble as well?
>
> Rony
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pas...@li...
> [mailto:pas...@li...]On Behalf Of Hua
> William Li
> Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 9:03 AM
> To: pas...@li...
> Subject: [Passwordsafe-users] "out of memory" error!
>
>
> Hi folks,
>
> I am Will. I am new to PasswordSafe.
> I have one quick question. I sometimes get "out of memory" error on screen
> when I try to open the .dat file.
>
> Any help is appreciated. Thank you in advance!
>
> Will
>

Re: [Passwordsafe-users] "out of memory" error!

[Hua W. L. <hl...@tr...>]

Hi Rony,

Thanks for your response.

Here are my answers for your questions:
1. version 1.7
2. everytime for that particular file.
3. 1KB
4. only that particular file, other files are fine.
5. only 3 entries.
6. I am using Window 2K Pro, 512MB ram. I have other large applications but
are fine.

My guess is that particular file might get somehow corrupted. But I donot
know how.
I appreciate your help on this.

Best Regards,
Will


----- Original Message -----
From: "Rony Shapiro" <ro...@gm...>
To: "Hua William Li" <hl...@tr...>;
<pas...@li...>
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 2:28 AM
Subject: RE: [Passwordsafe-users] "out of memory" error!


> Hi Will,
>
> This is new to me. Let's try to gather some more information:
>
> - What version of passwordsafe are you using?
>
> - How often is "sometimes"?
>
> - How large is the .dat file (in kilobytes)?
>
> - Does this happen with any .dat file, or only a particular one?
>
> - How many entries are there in the file?
>
> - What about the computer you're using? What OS, how much memory? are
other
> applications giving you trouble as well?
>
> Rony
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pas...@li...
> [mailto:pas...@li...]On Behalf Of Hua
> William Li
> Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 9:03 AM
> To: pas...@li...
> Subject: [Passwordsafe-users] "out of memory" error!
>
>
> Hi folks,
>
> I am Will. I am new to PasswordSafe.
> I have one quick question. I sometimes get "out of memory" error on screen
> when I try to open the .dat file.
>
> Any help is appreciated. Thank you in advance!
>
> Will
>

RE: [Passwordsafe-users] "out of memory" error!

[Rony S. <ro...@gm...>]

Hi Will,

This is new to me. Let's try to gather some more information:

- What version of passwordsafe are you using?

- How often is "sometimes"?

- How large is the .dat file (in kilobytes)?

- Does this happen with any .dat file, or only a particular one?

- How many entries are there in the file?

- What about the computer you're using? What OS, how much memory? are other
applications giving you trouble as well?

	Rony

-----Original Message-----
From: pas...@li...
[mailto:pas...@li...]On Behalf Of Hua
William Li
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 9:03 AM
To: pas...@li...
Subject: [Passwordsafe-users] "out of memory" error!


Hi folks,

I am Will. I am new to PasswordSafe.
I have one quick question. I sometimes get "out of memory" error on screen
when I try to open the .dat file.

Any help is appreciated. Thank you in advance!

Will

[Passwordsafe-users] "out of memory" error!

[Hua W. L. <hl...@tr...>]

Hi folks,=20

I am Will. I am new to PasswordSafe.=20
I have one quick question. I sometimes get "out of memory" error on =
screen when I try to open the .dat file.

Any help is appreciated. Thank you in advance!

Will

[Passwordsafe-users] Cannot Access database file

[Nielsen Hans-C. <han...@si...>]

Hello dear colleauges,

i have just dwonload the 1.9.2 Siemens version. If i try to open an =
alreaday used database file (*.dat) which was saved before i get the =
massage that the file is open. The same occurs after restart of the =
computer. What is the use of such a programm?=20

---------------------------------------------------------------
Mit freundlichen Gr=FC=DFen / kind regards
Hans Christian Nielsen
S AG
Technical Sales Access Management, ICN CN SMA 3
Hofmannstr. 51, D-81359 M=FCnchen, Germany
Tel:  +49 89 722 63771
Fax: +49 89 722 44747
Email: Han...@si...

[Passwordsafe-users] 1.9 CAn't Open/SAve file

[Bill G. <wkg...@ho...>]

Unable to open exiting 1.7.1 file, or safe new file on NT 4.0 SP6

 

The file dialog box never opens.

 

- Bill

[Passwordsafe-users] unable to save database

[Richard H. <rh...@ea...>]

Hello. I don't know if this is the proper way to make a bug report to PassSafe 
(can't I just login somewhere with my browser??).

Anyway, I downloaded the binary distribution of 1.90. I am using Win98. The 
problem is that it will not save any database I create. Clicking the Save icon, 
or using the File->SaveAs or File->Save items results in nothing - i.e. no 
dialog box pops up for me to enter a saveas name.

If I make some entries and then try to exit from the program, it nicely asks me 
if I want to save the database. I say OK but again, no dialog box appears. I 
thought perhaps the dialog might be hidden behind some other window, but this is 
not the case. It just doesn't come up. Only way to get out it to say NO, which, 
of course, causes me to lose all my entries.

Can't imagine what the problem can be, since I see other people say it works OK. 
Not for me :-(

Thanks, Rich

Re: [Passwordsafe-users] v1.9 works fine

[Jens B. J. <jen...@ta...>]

Clark, Bill W. wrote:

> I have found that v1.9 works fine for me.  I was using v1.7.  The only 
> difference I observed was that the font was different on the opening 
> screen and Password Safe.exe was renamed to pwsafe.exe, a much more 
> *nix friendly name.  I did notice that if I tried to open my existing 
> database I would get a error message that the existing file was 
> already open.  The solution is to copy the pre-existing v1.7 database 
> file and paste as another name and voila v1.9 works fine with the new 
> copy.  This should be done anyhow.  You never know when a new version 
> might have some flakey bug and corrupt the old file.
>
> When will we see either an export function so I can put into other 
> password safes or a linux/unix version, even command line would be 
> great.  Actually I would love command line in linux.  My list of 
> passwords I manage is growing and I need to decide what to do about 
> managing it.  I hate that I always have to fire up the XP machine when 
> I am only doing *nix work.
>
Ditto that. Has there also been any discussion about doing a Palm app as 
well with the ability to sync?

> Bill W. Clark
>
> Sr. Security Engineer, Data Security
>
> bil...@um...
>
> UMB Bank | http://www.umb.com
>


-- 
Jens B. Jorgensen
jen...@ta...

Re: [Passwordsafe-users] Open existing database button

[Beth F. <bj...@wa...>]

In our previous episode at 09:43 PM 4/30/02, Jim Russell wrote:
>On or about Tue, Apr 30, 2002 at 10:20:16PM +0100, Nigel Pentland wrote:
>
> > Maybe I'm missing something but I was expecting this button
> > to work in much the same way as the old Switch database
> > button?
>
>A reasonable assumption, Nigel.  It is, in fact, designed to
>work just that way.  And it *does* work that way on my system.
>If I start the program, and click "Open existing database...",
>I get the standard Windows File Open dialog.

I have the same problem.

>Okay, first questions for you (Nigel P.)

Can I play too?

>1.  Are you running the v1.90 binary distribution that I posted
>over the weekend, or did you build from source?

Binary distribution.

>2.  What's your OS (Win95, NT, 2000, XP?)

Win 98 (the missing one in the list)

>3.  If you are comfortable with RegEdit, look in:
>
>    HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Counterpane Systems/Password Safe
>
>and let me know what's there.

(Default)       (value not set)
currentbackup   "c:\my documents\backup.bak"
currentfile     "d:\program files\password safe\temp\beth.dat"
defusername     "Beth Friedman"
deletequestion  0x00000000 (0)
dontaskquestion 0x00000001 (1)
queryaddname    0x00000001 (1)
querysetdef     0x00000000 (1)
usedefuser      0x00000000 (1)

Did you want all that?

>Next, questions for others who may be lurking...
>
>1.  Anybody else try out the beta?  (Yes, I know -- I didn't
>announce it yet.  It's there.  I'll formally announce it
>sometime this week, I promise.)

Just now, once I saw from Nigel's comments that it was available.

>2.  Does the "Open existing database..." button work for
>you?

Only if by "work" you mean "doesn't crash the computer".  It closes the 
program.  And if I give the safe combination for my current database, the 
File | Open command does nothing.  Oh, and the "Save As" command doesn't do 
anything, either.  In these cases, literally nothing -- the program stays open.



-- 
Beth Friedman / bj...@wa...
"I make mistakes, but I am on the side of Good, ... by accident and 
happenstance."
	--James Thurber, The Thirteen Clocks

Re: [Passwordsafe-users] Open existing database button

[Jim R. <jru...@us...>]

On or about Tue, Apr 30, 2002 at 10:20:16PM +0100, Nigel Pentland wrote:

> Maybe I'm missing something but I was expecting this button
> to work in much the same way as the old Switch database
> button?

A reasonable assumption, Nigel.  It is, in fact, designed to 
work just that way.  And it *does* work that way on my system. 
If I start the program, and click "Open existing database...", 
I get the standard Windows File Open dialog.

I guess this is why we have beta tests. <g>

Okay, first questions for you (Nigel P.)

1.  Are you running the v1.90 binary distribution that I posted 
over the weekend, or did you build from source?

2.  What's your OS (Win95, NT, 2000, XP?)

3.  If you are comfortable with RegEdit, look in:

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Counterpane Systems/Password Safe

and let me know what's there.


Next, questions for others who may be lurking...

1.  Anybody else try out the beta?  (Yes, I know -- I didn't 
announce it yet.  It's there.  I'll formally announce it 
sometime this week, I promise.)

2.  Does the "Open existing database..." button work for
you?


Jim R
Password Safe custodian

[Passwordsafe-users] Open existing database button

[Nigel P. <ni...@ni...>]

Maybe I'm missing something but I was expecting this button
to work in much the same way as the old Switch database
button?

The only way I seem to be able to open a database is by
entering the correct password for the currently selected one
and clicking OK.  If I click Open existing database nothing
seems to happen, apart that is password safe just closes
gracefully.

[Passwordsafe-users] Greetings

[An A. <dat...@be...>]

I was excited to see that Password Safe is getting new attention. It's an 
excellent program and well worth the investment of time and porting efforts 
-- kudos to the new folks working on it!

I reviewed the "to do" list for version 2 and initially looked for a place 
to pass along this observation, and as nearly as I can tell this is the 
best forum for it. Item 32 indicates a priority 3 goal to "specify a hot 
key that can be used to pop up Password Safe". Possibly this is needed 
outside of Windows, but Windows already provides ample facility for 
specifying hotkeys via shortcuts. The only adjustment needed may be a 
facility in the coming Installer that will prompt for that hotkey and then 
set the shortcut accordingly, since lots of people are likely unfamiliar 
with the implementation of Windows hotkeys.

At any rate, thanks for continuing to work on an extremely useful program. 
Best wishes to you!

[Passwordsafe-users] The Mailing Lists are up and running

[Jim R. <jru...@us...>]

UPFRONT APOLOGY -- You may get more than one copy of this email.  I'm 
posting it to three mailing lists, and BCC'ing to a number of addresses. 
We'll get it all sorted out soon enough. <g>

Now that that's out of the way...

Thanks to everyone for their messages of congratulations/condolences 
on my appointment as maintainer of PasswordSafe.  You are receiving 
this message either because you subscribed to one of the mailing lists 
I've set up, or because I'm inviting you to do so.  PasswordSafe from 
this point forward will be, I hope, a collaborative effort, and 
mailing lists are a nice public way of hashing out where the 
development effort should go.

The mailing lists are pretty much what you would expect:

passwordsafe-devel -- subscribe to this one if you want to do some 
coding or documentation

passwordsafe-users -- subscribe to this one if you want to submit 
bug reports, feature requests, or complain about the user interface

passwordsafe-announce -- subscribe to this one if you only want to 
know when the next version is released


So subscribe if you haven't yet, and lets get rolling.  Point a 
browser to:

    https://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=41019


Jim R