add an ACE option to disable the use of Gnome Keyring. fixes #2835

src/common/config.py

@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ class Config:
 		'ctrl_tab_go_to_next_composing': [opt_bool, True, _('Ctrl-Tab go to next composing tab when none is unread.')],
 		'confirm_metacontacts': [ opt_str, '', _('Should we show the confirm metacontacts creation dialog or not? Empty string means we never show the dialog.')],
 		'enable_negative_priority': [ opt_bool, False, _('If True, you will be able to set a negative priority to your account in account modification window. BE CAREFULL, when you are logged in with a negative priority, you will NOT receive any message from your server.')],
+		'use_gnomekeyring': [opt_bool, True, _('If True, Gajim will use Gnome Keyring (if available) to store account passwords.')],
 	}
 
 	__options_per_key = {

src/common/passwords.py

@@ -18,17 +18,19 @@ import gobject
 
 from common import gajim
 
-try:
-	import gnomekeyring
-except ImportError:
-	USER_HAS_GNOMEKEYRING = False
-	USER_USES_GNOMEKEYRING = False
-else:
-	USER_HAS_GNOMEKEYRING = True
-	if gnomekeyring.is_available():
-		USER_USES_GNOMEKEYRING = True
+USER_HAS_GNOMEKEYRING = False
+USER_USES_GNOMEKEYRING = False
+if gajim.config.get('use_gnomekeyring'):
+	try:
+		import gnomekeyring
+	except ImportError:
+		pass
 	else:
-		USER_USES_GNOMEKEYRING = False
+		USER_HAS_GNOMEKEYRING = True
+		if gnomekeyring.is_available():
+			USER_USES_GNOMEKEYRING = True
+		else:
+			USER_USES_GNOMEKEYRING = False
 
 class PasswordStorage(object):
 	def get_password(self, account_name):