# Gnome-authenticator panics
**URL:** https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/gnome-authenticator-panics/1898
**Category:** Guix
**Created:** [February 18, 2026, 8:07am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/gnome-authenticator-panics/1898 "2026-02-18T08:07:06Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author:  [@Folaht](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/Folaht)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2026, 8:07am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/gnome-authenticator-panics/1898/1 "2026-02-18T08:07:06Z")
While trying to dig into [How do I get Guix to have flatpak application show up in the applications menu whenever I install a flatpak application? - #2 by kepi](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/how-do-i-get-guix-to-have-flatpak-application-show-up-in-the-applications-menu-whenever-i-install-a-flatpak-application/1897/2)
I discovered that I need my two-steps-authentification passwords, which I forgot to think about while switching OS. I don’t even know if I used gnome-authenticator, but it looks familiar enough. My old OS is gone, but I copied my home folder, so unless these were saved systemwide, I should still have them. I’m not sure where though.
But the bigger issue right now is that I’m receiving a panic error when I try to add a new password or want to look into preferences.
```bash
thread 'main' panicked at
/tmp/guix-build-gnome-authenticator-4.4.0.drv-0/build/vendor/rust-aperture-0.3.2.tar.gz/src/viewfinder.rs:184:76:called
`Result::unwrap()` on an `Err` value: BoolError { message: "Failed to
find element factory with name 'camerabin' for creating element",
filename:
"/tmp/guix-build-gnome-authenticator-4.4.0.drv-0/build/vendor/rust-gstreamer-0.21.3.tar.gz/src/element_factory.rs",
function:
"gstreamer::element_factory::ElementBuilder::build::{{closure}}", line:
291 }
note: run with `RUST_BACKTRACE=1` environment variable to display a backtrace
```
Also, when I installed the gnome-authenticator, it does not show up in my applications-menu. I installed it via the guix repo, so I expect it to show up like it did with Manjaro. Is there any reason why it wouldn’t?
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### Author:  [@Folaht](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/Folaht)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/gnome-authenticator-panics/1898/2 "2026-02-22T13:52:09Z")
Solved by first installing gnome-authenticator and gnome-keyring from the main repo and then copying their respective configuration and database files.
```plaintext
$ guix package -i gnome-authenticator gnome-keyring
$ cp /run/media/$USER/XX-XX/.local/share/authenticator/* ~/.local/share/authenticator
$ cp /run/media/$USER/XX-XX/.local/share/keyrings/* ~/.local/share/keyrings
```