Google Talk account not working with Empathy

Question

I am setting up Ubuntu. I just got ubuntu installed this morning. I went to set up Empathy with my Google Talk account, but no matter what, it says "Authorization Failed" even though I can very well use my account INCLUDING Google Talk in my web browser. Please help me - I hope this can be fixed.

Do you use two-factor authentication with your Google Account? — Nitin Venkatesh, Feb 19 '12 at 22:14
Try changing your password to a value not containing special characters like <, > and &. — Lekensteyn, Feb 19 '12 at 23:29
Are you connecting to the Internet through a proxy? If yes, then that might a possible reason for the failure. — Swarnendu Biswas, Feb 19 '12 at 23:45
Let me see if there is a proxy there shouldn't be but you never know... Just for a fact it works on the site so it is either a problem with Ubuntu (easy) or a problem with Google (VERY BAD). — tlangster, Feb 21 '12 at 18:19

score 5 · Answer 1 · answered May 11 '12 at 12:23

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If you have two-factor authentication enabled, you need to create a application specific password. You can do so here

answered May 11 '12 at 12:23

Martijn

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score 3 · Answer 2 · edited May 14 '13 at 14:16

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I have the same problem. I have had to delete my online google account in Ubuntu (13.04), then delete all authorizations for Ubuntu on my google account > security > manage apps. Via https://www.google.com/settings/security

Then, I have recreated my online account in Ubuntu with the Google Talk configuration.

edited May 14 '13 at 14:16

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answered May 14 '13 at 13:48

user158607

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I juste deleted the online account in Ubuntu (13.04) and recreated it. Then it worked. I didn't need to chhange my google.com settings. – anders.norgaard Jun 06 '13 at 11:43

score 1 · Answer 3 · edited Jan 26 '13 at 20:05

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The configuration is straightforward by creating a Jabber profile.

Login ID: your full e-mail address
Password: your password

Advanced

Encryption required (TLS/SSL): checked
Ignore SSL certificate errors: checked

Resource

Priority: 0

Override server settings

Server: talk.google.com
Port: 5222

edited Jan 26 '13 at 20:05

gertvdijk

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answered Dec 19 '12 at 06:28

manik patnaik

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Please don't recommend to ignore SSL certificate errors. This way you're vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks. – gertvdijk Jan 26 '13 at 20:05

score 0 · Answer 4 · edited Oct 20 '12 at 19:39

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Use "Authorization failed" in Empathy with Google Talk account, just type the keyword in the corresponding entry at the keyring in Ubuntu 12.04. I hope this helps you.

edited Oct 20 '12 at 19:39

Mateo

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answered May 16 '12 at 14:21

Sergi

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Google Talk account not working with Empathy

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