solved bug of "password paranoic" of security storage for eclipse in linux

Obsolete see: 18 steps to avoid Eclipse Security password paranoic

It's necessary to remember of the security storage's password for first use of cvs plugin of eclipse if you use linux.
This issue because the security storage plugin don't save password.
If you want save password of security storage you can modify source of plugin "equinox.security.ui" like below:

	### Eclipse Workspace Patch 1.0
	#P org.eclipse.equinox.security.ui
	Index: src/org/eclipse/equinox/internal/security/ui/storage/DefaultPasswordProvider.java
	===================================================================
	RCS file: /cvsroot/rt/org.eclipse.equinox/security/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.security.ui/src/org/eclipse/equinox/internal/security/ui/storage/DefaultPasswordProvider.java,v
	retrieving revision 1.7
	diff -u -r1.7 DefaultPasswordProvider.java
	--- src/org/eclipse/equinox/internal/security/ui/storage/DefaultPasswordProvider.java 26 Sep 2008 15:20:59 -0000 1.7
	+++ src/org/eclipse/equinox/internal/security/ui/storage/DefaultPasswordProvider.java 22 Nov 2010 22:15:50 -0000
	@@ -10,10 +10,13 @@
	*******************************************************************************/
	package org.eclipse.equinox.internal.security.ui.storage;
	+import java.io.IOException;
	import java.net.URL;
	import javax.crypto.spec.PBEKeySpec;
	import org.eclipse.equinox.internal.security.storage.friends.InternalExchangeUtils;
	import org.eclipse.equinox.internal.security.ui.nls.SecUIMessages;
	+import org.eclipse.equinox.security.storage.ISecurePreferences;
	+import org.eclipse.equinox.security.storage.StorageException;
	import org.eclipse.equinox.security.storage.provider.IPreferencesContainer;
	import org.eclipse.equinox.security.storage.provider.PasswordProvider;
	import org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.MessageDialog;
	@@ -41,17 +44,45 @@
	location = null;
	}
	- final StorageLoginDialog loginDialog = new StorageLoginDialog(newPassword, passwordChange, location);
	+ ISecurePreferences node = container.getPreferences().node(IStorageConst.PROVIDER_NODE);
	+ String password = null;
	+ try {
	+ password = node.get("password", null);
	+ } catch (StorageException e1) {
	+ }
	final PBEKeySpec[] result = new PBEKeySpec[1];
	+
	+ if (password != null) {
	+ result[0] = new PBEKeySpec(password.toCharArray());
	+ return result[0];
	+ }
	+
	+ final StorageLoginDialog loginDialog = new StorageLoginDialog(newPassword, passwordChange, location);
	+
	PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getDisplay().syncExec(new Runnable() {
	public void run() {
	- if (loginDialog.open() == Window.OK)
	+ if (loginDialog.open() == Window.OK) {
	result[0] = loginDialog.getGeneratedPassword();
	- else
	+ } else {
	result[0] = null;
	+ }
	+
	}
	+
	});
	+
	+ if (result[0] != null) {
	+ try {
	+ node.put("password", new String(result[0].getPassword()), false);
	+ node.flush();
	+ } catch (StorageException e) {
	+ return null;
	+ } catch (IOException e) {
	+ return null;
	+ }
	+
	+ }
	return result[0];
	}

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A special thanks to ErMandrake for his technical and moral support.