kwallet: asking for a password every time it is accessed

Is this a new report?

Yes

System Info

void 6.12.49_1 x86_64 AuthenticAMD uptodate rr

Package(s) Affected

kwallet-5.116.0_2

Does a report exist for this bug with the project's home (upstream) and/or another distro?

No response

Expected behaviour

KDE wallet (kwallet) is configured to open automatically upon access request with a password set according to for instance: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/KDE_Wallet (see 2.1).

• default wallet is named kdewallet
• kwallet-pam is installed
• password is the same as login password
• encryption set to blowfish
• PAM seems correctly configured (/etc/pam.d/sddm)
• Added in autostart: /usr/libexec/pam_kwallet_init

Actual behaviour

Every time the wallet is accessed, it asks for a password. This behavior is since the last update of kwallet. Possibly related to this, is the output of

/usr/libexec/pam_kwallet_init:

2025/10/01 21:11:45 socat[4398] W address is opened in read-write mode but only supports read-only
2025/10/01 21:11:45 socat[4398] E connect(, AF=1 "/run/user/1000/kwallet5.socket", 32): Connection refused

Steps to reproduce

Install kwallet and configure according to above. Let, for instance, NetworkManager open a connection to a WiFi access point and there is a password prompt.

Start by reproducing the configured KDE wallet access and inspect /usr/libexec/pam_kwallet_init along with the /run/user/1000/kwallet5.socket connection failure. Compare the current kwallet-5.116.0_2 behavior with the previous update and verify that NetworkManager access opens the wallet without another password prompt.