Eclipes IDE "Password Required" popup

[M Burke]

When I am in the Java editor, I hit the '.' to see an object's methods, and I am interfered with a popup, "Password Required, Connect to: java.sun.com, HTTP Authentication, User name: Password:".

This just started happening today: Anyone know what is going on? How do I stop this annoying popup?

[Fidel Edwards]

M Burke wrote:I am interfered with a popup, "Password Required, Connect to: java.sun.com, HTTP Authentication, User name: Password:".

Hi Burke,

Which version of Eclipse are you using? Because till Eclipse Galileo I never faced such issue?

[Pradeep Katipamula]

Can you please upload a screenshot.

[M Burke]

The version is Galileo. It just started popping up yesterday

[Pradeep Katipamula]

I was asking for a screenshot to see what editor/perspective you are using. You've given a small cropped image, anyways I am sorry i was not clear too.
Are you working with xml stuff?

[Fidel Edwards]

M Burke wrote:The version is Galileo. It just started popping up yesterday

Hi M Burke,

I think you are using the Maven if yes then you will get such kind of pop-ups.

[M Burke]

Pradeep Katipamula wrote:I was asking for a screenshot to see what editor/perspective you are using. You've given a small cropped image, anyways I am sorry i was not clear too.
Are you working with xml stuff?

I am in the Java perspective, although it happends in any perspective with a Java editor. What I am doing is 'Code Completion', the password popup interfers with this dropdown.


I am not using Maven, but I do get these popups when I use Hibernate.

[Devdutt Gaurav]

The problem here is eclipse tries to connect to remote site in some cases - validating the xsd/namespaces etc.

If you are behind a proxy server that requires authentication, type in the credentials.

You may also tweak the Eclipse proxy settings, Window-> Preferences ->Network connections.

It should work fine.

[Fidel Edwards]

Hi Gaurav,

Welcome to JavaRanch. Good to see that your first post come up with solution

[shanky raja]

Go to Windows --> Preference --> Network Connections and set Active Provider as "Direct".
This solved the problem for me in Eclipse Indigo.

[Ravi Shankar Kumar]

how can i resolve this in Eclipse Java EE IDE for Web Developers because this path (Go to Windows --> Preference --> Network Connections and set Active Provider as "Direct".
) does exist in this version . And message prompt every time to enter user id and passwordwhen i focus on editor

[Pradhapmoorthy Rathinasamy]

To disable, go to Window-Preferences-Java-Installed JRE - select your current JRE - Edit - Select rt.jar - Java doc location - Delete java doc location path

[Ravi Shankar Kumar]

This did not worked for me . Unchecked the reference of install/update for available software site stoped asking frequently for the userid/password. but in start it ask for once .

[Ravi Shankar Kumar]

Hi All,

Finally I got the solution of this problem . Now I am able to work smoothly without any disturbance of this credential Prompt in Eclipse Java EE IDE for Web Developers [Version: Helios Service Release 2]. I tried many thing But the Actual solution is below .
1. Go to Window Menu -> Preference
2. select General->Network Option
3. This page will have active provider as Manual in drop down .
4. Change It to Direct
5. Apply the changes and Enjoy

Also look into the screen shot here for help .