From 23801774488a28a3d5f53520333c5106c161bedc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Florian Bach Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2021 20:05:00 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Improve error messages for linking an anonymous auth --- calibre-plugin/libadobeAccount.py | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) diff --git a/calibre-plugin/libadobeAccount.py b/calibre-plugin/libadobeAccount.py index 45e2f0a..2693d4a 100644 --- a/calibre-plugin/libadobeAccount.py +++ b/calibre-plugin/libadobeAccount.py @@ -332,11 +332,28 @@ def convertAnonAuthToAccount(username: str, passwd: str): err = credentialsXML.get("data") err_parts = err.split(' ') if err_parts[0] == "E_AUTH_USER_ALREADY_REGISTERED": + # This error happens when you're not using a "fresh" AdobeID. + # The AdobeID already has an UUID and authentication data, thus + # it cannot be set up using the data from the anonymous authorization. try: return False, "Can't link anon auth " + err_parts[2] + " to account, account already has user ID " + err_parts[3] except: pass + elif err_parts[0] == "E_AUTH_USERID_INUSE": + # This error happens when the UUID of the anonymous auth is already + # in use by a given AdobeID. + # This can happen if you have one anonymous auth, export that, + # then convert it to AdobeID A, then re-import the backed-up anonymous auth + # (or use another computer that has the identical cloned anonymous auth) + # and then try to link that auth to another AdobeID B. + # Adobe then notices that the anonymous authorization you're trying to link + # has already been linked to an Adobe account. + try: + return False, "Can't link anon auth: Anon auth " + err_parts[3] + " has already been linked to another AdobeID" + except: + pass + return False, "Can't link anon auth to account: " + err elif (credentialsXML.tag != adNS("success")):