Please do not commit this just yet. I am on my phone and travelling so
can't 100% check the language string changes but from what I can see from
here it looks like it could need tweaking
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Adds a note about needing to enable access for less secure apps to use the

plugin.

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Commit Summary

• Makes URL in two-factor authentication message a real hyperlink
• Merge branch 'two-factor-message-anchor' into upstream-staging
• Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/staging' into upstream-staging
• Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/staging' into upstream-staging
• Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/staging' into upstream-staging
• Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/staging' into upstream-staging
• Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/staging' into upstream-staging
• Revert "Makes URL in two-factor authentication message a real hyperlink"
• Sync language file with upstream
• Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/staging' into upstream-staging
• Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/staging' into upstream-staging
• Adds note about enabling access for less secure apps in the plugin description.

File Changes

• M administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.plg_authentication_gmail.ini https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/4867/files#diff-0 (2)
• M administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.plg_authentication_gmail.sys.ini https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/4867/files#diff-1 (2)

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• https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/4867.patch
• https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/4867.diff

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Thanks @brianteeman, tweak away. The important thing will be to get this documented as it can cause some serious headaches for some users.

Can you give me a link that explains this situation?
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Thanks @brianteeman https://github.com/brianteeman, tweak away. The
important thing will be to get this documented as it can cause some serious
headaches for some users.

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I don't have a link handy, but if a user has access for less secure apps disabled in their Gmail account, authentication via the plugin fails with the standard bad user account information message. It's a fairly silent failure and the only way a user can get informed is if Google emails them for invalid login attempts.

OK thanks I will check it out when I get home. Flying soon
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I don't have a link handy, but if a user has access for less secure apps
disabled in their Gmail account, authentication via the plugin fails with
the standard bad user account information message. It's a fairly silent
failure and the only way a user can get informed is if Google emails them
for invalid login attempts.

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When ready, let's merge this into 3.4.0-dev

No wonder I couldnt find some stuff about this

This setting is not available for Google Apps accounts, it is only available for Google Accounts.

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Now that I have read it all properly on something other than my mobile phone this looks good to go and so I am marking this as RTC.

As this is a recent change in default behaviour by google do you think you could add something to the docs site about this as well?

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As this is a recent change in default behaviour by google do you think you could add something to the docs site about this as well?

I'd be happy to. Do you have a reference to Google's documentation or announcement about this handy? I never got to that point when I figured this was the cause.

I should add, do you have any good references other than https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255

announcement http://www.ghacks.net/2014/07/21/gmail-starts-block-less-secure-apps-enable-access/
discussion http://googleonlinesecurity.blogspot.de/2014/04/new-security-measures-will-affect-older.html
help page https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255

hope that helps


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Thanks!

Added to http://docs.joomla.org/Help33:Extensions_Plugin_Manager_Edit#Authentication_-_GMail Look good to you?

Yes - and thanks but perhaps a slight change as it might confuse people
where it worked before but not now
due to RECENTLY increased security

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Added to
http://docs.joomla.org/Help33:Extensions_Plugin_Manager_Edit#Authentication_-_GMail
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Brian Teeman
Co-founder Joomla! and OpenSourceMatters Inc.
http://brian.teeman.net/

Good idea, and revised with a reference to the blogspot post.