Media Information Bug Report

[FredMcD]

I tried to register a bug report, but could not get past the 2FA.

VLC not writing data to the disk when using the 'Current Media Information' window.

[Lotesdelere]

https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=156241

[Hitchhiker]

I tried to register a bug report, but could not get past the 2FA.

You can create an account on Gitlab and then use that to login to the code.videolan.org site. See Vampiros instructions in this post: https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.ph ... 22#p516222

[FredMcD]

Thank you.

[Stef_An]

You can create an account on Gitlab and then use that to login to the code.videolan.org site. See Vampiros instructions in this post: https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.ph ... 22#p516222

I know, that this is a workaround, but it works: I successfully used oathtool in Linux to create a 6 digit PIN from the long code on the 2FA setup page. The whole article about it is here:

https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/use-oatht ... ation-2fa/

At the end, all you need is a command like oathtool -b --totp 'N3V3R G0nn4 G1v3 Y0u Up' and it generates your PIN. The only problem - it works just for the current session. So after logoff, on the next logon, one have to repeat the PIN generation. But on the bright side: one don't have to install some extra software on the phone or somewhere else.

On Windows, WinAuth should do the trick.

[Hitchhiker]

I know, that this is a workaround, but it works: I successfully used oathtool in Linux to create a 6 digit PIN from the long code on the 2FA setup page. The whole article about it is here:

https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/use-oatht ... ation-2fa/

At the end, all you need is a command like oathtool -b --totp 'N3V3R G0nn4 G1v3 Y0u Up' and it generates your PIN. The only problem - it works just for the current session. So after logoff, on the next logon, one have to repeat the PIN generation. But on the bright side: one don't have to install some extra software on the phone or somewhere else.

On Windows, WinAuth should do the trick.

Wrong forum. You need to post that here: https://forum.videolan.org/viewforum.php?f=13

As for WinAuth it only supports the following sites: Google, Microsoft, Net, Guild Wars 2, Glyph/Trion and Steam. If you're going to recommend a tool please test it yourself first otherwise you're just wasting people's time.

[Stef_An]

I know, that this is a workaround, but it works:

Wrong forum. You need to post that here: https://forum.videolan.org/viewforum.php?f=13

Not the completely right forum. There is no forum for the questions about the VLC website or some of the parts of it, like code or wiki. So I had the same issue you got (need the 2FA, but don't like to install another software or sign-up for another service), looked in the forum and found nothing. Then I found a solution and posted it here. Just because this solution has something to do with some Linux program doesn't mean I have to post it on the Linux forum. At the end, I don't have a problem with VLC itself on Linux, and this is what that forum for.

As for WinAuth it only supports the following sites: Google, Microsoft, Net, Guild Wars 2, Glyph/Trion and Steam. If you're going to recommend a tool please test it yourself first otherwise you're just wasting people's time.

WinAuth supports as a first item in the add menu some generic authenticator. And this is what we are having here. The services you are listed are just some specific extras. Of course, I tested it before I recommended it. If one like, one can even go to the end: create a database in WinAuth and generate a PIN every time one sign-in to the GitLab on VLC.
I even tested WinAuth on Linux (with wine) and it works here too. Both scenarios: generate the PIN every time and deactivate 2FA afterwards, or generate the WinAuth's database and just let the PIN been created every time one needs it.

[Stef_An]

Afterwards, I found this solution on the wiki.

So now one has 3 possibilities:

1. As in the wiki, just save the long code from the right of the QR code and use it with oathtool to manually generate the PIN every time one needs it.
2. Use some full-GUI solution like OTPClient on Linux or WinAuth on Windows or Linux (here with wine). One can create a local saved database and let the PIN be generated every time one needs it. There is no need to install some extra software on the PC or smartphone and sign-up for another account on another service. And the data is saved locally, not in some cloud. One has to, on the other side, setup such database on every device, where one likes to log in into the GitLab of the VLC.
3. As a deviation from the both other scenarios: one just deactivates 2FA every time before one logs off on the GitLab. This way, next time after the log-in, one would be asked to set up the 2FA again and would be once again shown the long code to create a PIN. There is no need to save any information locally. One just uses some program, GUI or not, to generate the PIN as in the set-up step. But: don't forget to deactivate the 2FA, if you don't save the code(s)!

In any scenario: save the recovery codes, for the case you lose the code or need them otherwise. And: either save the code right to the QR code in some file/program database or on the paper, or don't forget to deactivate the 2FA before logout.