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Adding an Account: Google Authentication Window pop-up doesn't appear

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Hi,

I'm using a google provided email (but it's not gmail) which is provided by my school. When I try to set up my email, everything works fine, Thunderbird detects the settings. When I try to log in I get the error message "Unable to log in at server. Probably wrong configuration, username or password". If I go though the settings the authentication method is "normal password" when it should be "oauth2" but that option is missing. The pop-up to log in to my Google Account to authorize the app does NOT appear no matter what.

I've had this issue multiple times in the past (as I change schools) and I was able to solve it once. In my Windows install I changed some flag in the Config Editor (and I forgot which) and the following time I tried to add the account the Google authentication pop up appeared. Do note that the outlook app (new one and classic) sets up the account just fine without me having to configure or change anything.

So right now I have Thunderbird able to access that account on Windows, but I can't get my install in Nobara (Fedora based) to do so because (I think) the Google authentication pop up doesn't open so that I can go to the account and allow the specific Thunderbird install to use the email.

I've also tried 4 or 5 other email clients available in Flatpost and none are able to trigger the Google pop up thing. I don't think the issue is the OS because I had the same exact issue with thunderbird on Windows until I changed some flag in the Config Editor.

I would appreciate if anyone could help me out, i've spent hours scouring the internet for options and (unfortunately) nothing has worked so far and I've been unable to find the instruction with the flag I need to follow that fixed my issue the other time.

Hi, I'm using a google provided email (but it's not gmail) which is provided by my school. When I try to set up my email, everything works fine, Thunderbird detects the settings. When I try to log in I get the error message "Unable to log in at server. Probably wrong configuration, username or password". If I go though the settings the authentication method is "normal password" when it should be "oauth2" but that option is missing. The pop-up to log in to my Google Account to authorize the app does NOT appear no matter what. I've had this issue multiple times in the past (as I change schools) and I was able to solve it once. In my Windows install I changed some flag in the Config Editor (and I forgot which) and the following time I tried to add the account the Google authentication pop up appeared. Do note that the outlook app (new one and classic) sets up the account just fine without me having to configure or change anything. So right now I have Thunderbird able to access that account on Windows, but I can't get my install in Nobara (Fedora based) to do so because (I think) the Google authentication pop up doesn't open so that I can go to the account and allow the specific Thunderbird install to use the email. I've also tried 4 or 5 other email clients available in Flatpost and none are able to trigger the Google pop up thing. I don't think the issue is the OS because I had the same exact issue with thunderbird on Windows until I changed some flag in the Config Editor. I would appreciate if anyone could help me out, i've spent hours scouring the internet for options and (unfortunately) nothing has worked so far and I've been unable to find the instruction with the flag I need to follow that fixed my issue the other time.

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