transmission-daemon - 401: Unauthorized

[milomak]

so it was working (sid). i have done a few upgrades without actually needing to go into the webgui

i don't seem to see my settings have changed

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    "rpc-authentication-required": true,
    "rpc-bind-address": "0.0.0.0",
    "rpc-enabled": true,
    "rpc-host-whitelist": "",
    "rpc-host-whitelist-enabled": true,
    "rpc-password": "password",
    "rpc-port": 9091,
    "rpc-url": "/transmission/",
    "rpc-username": "transmission",
    "rpc-whitelist": "127.0.0.1,192.168.*.*",
    "rpc-whitelist-enabled": true,

i try access http://192.168.0.102:9091/transmission/web/ (which i was previously able to) and get

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401: Unauthorized
Unauthorized User. 1 unsuccessful login attempts.

the daemon is actually working and is downloading things as it should.

installed packages
# dpkg -l | grep transmission

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ii  transmission-cli                                            3.00-1                                        amd64        lightweight BitTorrent client (command line programs)
ii  transmission-common                                         3.00-1                                        all          lightweight BitTorrent client (common files)
ii  transmission-daemon                                         3.00-1                                        amd64        lightweight BitTorrent client (daemon)
ii  transmission-gtk                                            3.00-1                                        amd64        lightweight BitTorrent client (GTK+ interface)

what am i missing here?

oh this is a remote server i am trying to access

[Hallvor]

Generally this message comes when the password is wrong. Reload the page, try a different browser or try deleting the browser cache, maybe?

[milomak]

hmmm. you are right. an intriguing one where it seems only firefox can access the webgui.