impossible to generate a two-factor token about icloud_photos_downloader

[scaraebeus]

I have the scaraebeus/2fa_enhancements branch which adds a switch to display trusted (SMS) devices to send a code to - but there is not a pull request for it yet as it's not fully tested.

Feel free to test it out if you want - if you pass the --list-devices option (along with the other minimum required options) and you don't already have a validated session, you should get a list of available SMS devices to send a code to (or can choose to just enter the code that was auto-sent to the device).

I can clean up the tests and verify test coverage if it works and submit an official pull request.

[biGdada]

additional info:
deleting the relevant account files from ./pyicloud directory sort of solves the problem.
now the authentication message appears on my devices, but there is no option to login by sms

[Dylqn]

Hey @biGdada, this also happened to me running version 1.17.3.

Not sure if your situation is the same as mine, but I'll explain what I did in case it helps you or anyone else down the line.

Steps to reproduce:

• icloudpd command and flags were stored in a .sh file
• Ran script via terminal as usual (i.e. -- running ./icloudpd.sh)

This script contained the following:
icloudpd --directory /mnt/iCloud --username [email protected] --auto-delete --recent 10 --smtp-username [email protected] \ --smtp-password password_here --notification-email [email protected] --watch-with-interval 86400

Resolution:

• I had to run the command "manually" rather than running it as a script.

Example:
Ran the following command via terminal:
icloudpd --directory /mnt/iCloud --username [email protected] --auto-delete --recent 10 --watch-with-interval 86400

• I removed all smtp entries when running this manually and I was prompted for my 2fa code without the expiration notice.
• This allowed me to continue and my photos started syncing to the directory specified.
• I immediately cancelled the process and ran my original script and was not prompted for my 2fa code.