Won't remember ONE password

Firefox remembers almost all passwords but ONE only it refuses to remember or rather does not give me the option of remembering. It is for a gmail account and should not give a problem. The only possible reason that I can think of is that I put in the wrong password many times after changing my email address. Could this account for it? Suggestions?
Tony

Do you mean names and passwords in the Password Manager or do you mean that you are no longer logged on to (remembered by) websites after closing and restarting Firefox?
There is a difference between remembering the name and password in the Password Manager and a "remember me" check box on a web page to log you in automatically.<br />
The latter usually involves the creation of a special "remember me" cookie that is stored on your computer and that is send to the server.<br />
If that "remember me" cookie is removed or gets corrupted or is not send to the server then the server won't remember you anymore and you need to sign in once again.<br />
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Cookies
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Password_Manager
You can remove all stored data from a specific domain via "Forget About This Site" in the right-click context menu of an history entry (Show All History or History sidebar).
Using "Forget About This Site" will remove everything like bookmarks, cookies, passwords, cache, history, and exceptions from that domain, so be cautious and if you have a password or other data from that domain that you do not want to lose then make a note of those passwords and bookmarks.
You can't recover from that "forget" unless you have a backup of the affected files.
It doesn't have any lasting effect, so if you revisit such a 'forgotten' website then data from that website will be saved once again.

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The solution surprised even me, and we've been using Macs since 1984 (still have an original 128K).
I contacted Apple support, and because we had just upgraded yesterday, clicked on the "exception" button as opposed to paying the $19.99 one-time support fee. An Apple tech called and the problem was solved in two minutes.
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Do you mean names and passwords in the Password Manager or do you mean that you are no longer logged on to (remembered by) websites after closing and restarting Firefox?
If the latter happens then you have a problem with cookies that are not kept or the file that stores the cookies is corrupted.
Websites remembering you and automatically log you in is stored in a cookie that you must allow: Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: "Exceptions"
Make sure that you do not use [[Clear Recent History]] to clear the 'Cookies' and the 'Site Preferences'.
Make sure that you not run Firefox in [[Private Browsing]] mode.
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Hello,
I have a MBP running 10.6 and an imac running 10.5.
Everything is on a Time Capsule network.
I have two separate logins on the MBP and just one on the imac.
Every time I try to access the other computer over the network, I have to re-type the user name and password for that machine.
Basically, i want to be able to press the button on the server list and connect straight to the networked hard drive.
However (in either direction) - even if I select the button "remember this password in my keychain" - the keychain fails to remember the password and I have to wait, even if I click out of the network server and back in...
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Thanks

Automatic downloads...another issue that seems to be broken with iTunes for now....so wont really go into that...
The inability to download SD content (for me at least) is only limited to purchased season passes. If I dont own the season pass.... I can click on the SD button with no issues for any show. If I log out of iTunes and navigate back to a TV show that I actually have purchased under a season pass...(again...if I am logged out)...I AM able to click on the SD option with no issues....but this wont technically help, becuase I would have to purchase that episode to download...and I have already paid for it.
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YES, ANOTHER work around will work to get your SD content...but it requires several additional steps....so much for the "it just works" and ease of use Apple likes to express...
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Hello Eric,
Thank you for responding on my last email and for providing the requested information.
In order to fully investigate the issue, I asked assistance of my senior advisor about your case. After reviewing your case and the screen recording you have provided, my senior advisor advised me to inform you that you need to download the TV shows again.
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* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Cookies

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Frank

I am curious about this, too.
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Won't remember my password

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Keychain won't remember my passwords?

I've always been pretty good about organizing my keychains on my computer but the other day accidentally deleted all passwords. I didn't think it would be that big an issue thought because after they all were entered and marked as "remember" it would just repopulate and all would be well. Instead, however, none of my passwords are remembered. I've gone into Keychain Access and can't find any issues. I've even run verify and repair within keychain.
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I've already searched to make sure this wasn't a question already and couldn't come up with anything... Any feedback is appreciated.
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