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Bug 108663

Summary: WebDAV credentials not saved
Product: [Eclipse Project] Platform Reporter: Max Rotvel <rotvel>
Component: WebDAVAssignee: Platform-WebDAV-Inbox <platform-webdav-inbox>
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX QA Contact:
Severity: major    
Priority: P3 CC: cparker
Version: 3.1Keywords: helpwanted
Target Milestone: ---   
Hardware: PC   
OS: Windows XP   
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Description Max Rotvel CLA 2005-09-02 07:35:34 EDT 
I can create a WebDAV target site, connect to it, and export resources to it, 
all in the same Eclipse session. But next time I run Eclipse and try to connect 
to the site I get a "Error communicating with DAV server: 401 Authorization 
Required" dialog. Filling in the credentials in site properties dialog doesn't 
help. Right clicking on the site and selecting 'New Folder' eventually leads to 
the Eclipse GUI dissappearing! (the eclipse.exe/java.exe processes are still 
running, the GUI is just gone).

This is tested on a 100% clean 3.1 install (with WebDAV plugin added of course). 
 If this is somehow related to the DAV server I'm connecting to (Apache on a BSD 
variant), I'll be happy to send my login details per email.
Comment 1 Christopher Parker CLA 2006-03-18 10:40:35 EST 
(In reply to comment #0)
> I can create a WebDAV target site, connect to it, and export resources to it, 
> all in the same Eclipse session. But next time I run Eclipse and try to connect 
> to the site I get a "Error communicating with DAV server: 401 Authorization 
> Required" dialog.

I receive this same error. I'm running Eclipse 3.1.2 with all updates installed from the Eclipse.org Update Site.

I'm surprised by the fact that this issue has seemingly been reported multiple times, yet still nothing has been done about it. From the reviews on Eclipse that I've read, WebDAV support is touted as a major Eclipse feature.
Comment 2 DJ Houghton CLA 2007-06-20 13:53:15 EDT 
This component is no longer being actively developed. We encourage users to investigate the capabilities of the Eclipse Web Tools Project.