Google Chrome on Ubuntu - cookies issue

I use Ubuntu 16.04 x64 installed in my Dell i7 machine. I installed Google Chrome Stable Version 53.0.2785.101 (64-bit). It was working fine until I experienced a weird issue yesterday: It just doesn't hold cookies.

I mean, all accounts signed in gets automatically logged out when ever I restart my machine (not browser). If I restart my browser, it just works fine and still logged in. But, when I restart my machine, all accounts like Google, Facebook, etc., gets logged out and I am forced to login again, authenticate 2 step verification, and save the browser (aka trust this browser).

I googled out this issue, and came across "delete cookies and site data once the browser is closed" option, but that's not the case I'm experiencing. My cookies are deleted only when I restart my machine, not my browser.

And, this issue doesn't happen on Firefox and Chromium installed in my Ubuntu.

Ring any bells?

Update: I have tried reinstalling Chrome, deleting data locations (/home/.config/google-chrome, /home/.cache/google-chrome, etc).

unix_root

Posted 2016-09-10T12:33:42.077

Reputation: 53

Fianlly fixed in 53.0.2785.143: https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src.git/+/fc6f304827896fb27397fc2a27f9f5717eff319c

– andrzej1_1 – 2016-09-30T05:33:41.167

Answers

For me solution from ask ubuntu helped:

https://askubuntu.com/a/823763/563831

The answer:

Had the same issue. My system is Ubuntu 16.04 and Google Chrome 53.0.2785.101 (64-bit).

Here is my workaround:

Go to Ubuntu System Settings -> Online Accounts
add your Google account there
turned on the switcher (not sure if it is necessary though)
go to Chrome browser and login there again
close the browser window

Note: you must prevent chrome processes from running after closing the window. To do this go to Chrome settings > Advanced settings (at the bottom) > Uncheck 'Continue running background apps when Google Chrome is closed'

Once I did it Chrome stopped dropping authentication after logging out in Ubuntu and also after rebooting

UPDATE: it can happen that after some Ubuntu updates problem returns, however deleting online account and adding it again, solves the problem.

TheFullResolution

Posted 2016-09-10T12:33:42.077

Reputation: 161

For me just adding Google account and granting access to Evolution Data Server (Access your Google Calendar) is working workaround :) – andrzej1_1 – 2016-09-16T06:19:18.403

There is a related-sounding bug report in Chromium:

https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=631171

pwaller

Posted 2016-09-10T12:33:42.077

Reputation: 201

Adding one more workaround for this issue:

Go to Passwords & Keys, set a blank password for Default keyring. Restart your system.

unix_root

Posted 2016-09-10T12:33:42.077

Reputation: 53