Authentication failure with Gaim in Ubuntu when trying to use a googletalk account
You have a @googlemail account and each time you try to connect with Gaim it gives you an "Authentication failure"?
Right, instead of entering server=gmail.com as specified in the instructions, enter server=googlemail.com
It's as simple as that … I already tried installing TLS packages and all sorts of weird suggestions on forums, until I found this subtle detail.
Obviously this will just apply to those people in countries where Google had legal issues with gmail's name and had to rename it as "google mail". For example, UK.
Enjoy it!
humphr3y
20060901
Buen truco!… pero como uso trillian… :P :D
sole
20060903
:P
thegreatmula
20061030
run gaim with -d option:
gaim -d
and bunch of errors is printed to the console screen/window including the following one for MSN:
(14:44:49) connection: Calling serv_login
(14:44:49) server: gaim 1.5.0 logging in xxx@xxx.com using MSN
(14:44:49) autorecon: hid error message while connecting (SSL support is needed for MSN. Please install a supported SSL library. See http://gaim.sf.net/faq-ssl.php for more information.)
That could mean three things:
1. You have not compiled GAIM with SSL support enabled.
2. You have compiled GAIM with SSL support, but don't have libraries (NSS and NSRP).
3. You have compiled GAIM with SSL supoort, but don't copied libraries to proper directories.
Download SSL support libraries from Mozilla:
nss-3.9.tar.gz
nspr-4.4.1.tar.gz
Go to the directory, where you downloaded libraries and run:
tar xvfz nss3.9.tar.gz
tar xvfz nspr-4.4.1.tar.gz
Copy SSL library files to proper locations (system libraries directory):
cp nss3.9/lib/* /usr/local/lib/
cp nspr-4.4.1/* /usr/local/lib/
(you can use /usr/lib/ instead if required)
Now go to Gaim src directory and run (you have to change /root/downloads/ to library download directory):
./configure –with-nss-includes=/root/downloads/nss-3.9/include –with-nspr-includes=/root/downloads/nspr-4.4.1/include –with-nss-libs=/root/downloads/nss-3.9/lib –with-nspr-libs=/root/downloads/nspr-4.4.1/lib
Configure should finish without an error - look for this line:
SSL Library/Libraries……… : Mozilla NSS
If the lines contains Mozilla NSS, then you are set.
Run:
make
make install
Now run GAIM and you should be done, if the previous steps went without the errors. Create MSN or Google Talk account and it should connect correctly.
You can try to run GAIM with -d option again to see, if there are any errors reported (look for SSL error string).
sole
20061030
that's cool, if only I hadn't solved the problem yet :)
but thanks anyway!