Post by B***@13of9.comThis morning Agent could not connect with my 2 Gmail accounts.
I forgot about the app-specific password I created years ago and tried
changing the Google passwords to no avail.
Agent is still connecting to my one Gmail account here.
According to Google, if you change your Google Account password then
Google will revoke your app passwords.
See the section "App passwords revoked after password change" on
this Google support page.
<https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833?hl=en#zippy=%2Capp-passwords-revoked-after-password-change>
If Google's "Two-Step Verification" is turned off then your
Google/Gmail app passwords will also stop working.
Post by B***@13of9.comThen I remembered needing the app-specific password but now have no clue what
they were and can't find them in my notes.
I strongly recommend using a password manager to save your passwords
securely. For example, Password Safe <https://pwsafe.org/>.
Post by B***@13of9.comI followed the instructions on Google for creating new ones but that option
seems to have disappeared.
The option to create a new app password is still there. I have just
checked now.
1. Google's "Two-Step Verification" *must* be enabled before you can
create an app password. If "Two-Step Verification" is not enabled,
you will *not* get the option to create an app password.
2. If "Two-Step Verification" is enabled, then follow the 6 steps in
this message to get to the place where you create an app password.
<http://al.howardknight.net/?ID=171330002200>
<https://www.rocksolidbbs.com/computers/article-flat.php?id=5653&group=alt.usenet.offline-reader.forte-agent#5653>
<https://alt.usenet.offline-reader.forte-agent.narkive.com/dbfqQb2q/connecting-to-gmail-with-agent-8#post6>
<https://groups.google.com/g/alt.usenet.offline-reader.forte-agent/c/JYAqZ9ONDeU/m/E6EQinsJBQAJ>
3. If you turn off "Two-Step Verification", Google nowadays will
revoke your app password.
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