Problem enabling 2FA via steam-user – result code 2

[DieterB]

I'm trying to set up two-factor authentication using steam-user, but I keep running into an issue where the enableTwoFactor function consistently fails with result code 2. As a result, I'm not receiving any Activation code via email.

I'm logging in with a username and password using steam-user, and once the webSession event is emitted, I start the two-factor setup process. There is currently no Steam Guard enabled on the account, and Steam Mail Guard is also disabled.

I assume that if Steam Mail Guard were enabled, it would make sense that the process doesn't work—since Mail Guard is a form of Steam Guard. Is that correct?

Interestingly, when I follow the same steps using Steam Desktop Authenticator, everything works as expected.

As some other users have already pointed out, could there be an issue with the enableTwoFactor function itself?
Or is the problem possibly on my end, in my code?

Thanks!

[Dr. McKay]

This is not unexpected. It was always just happenstance that this method worked via steam-user; it uses a method not used by any official Steam app. You should use node-steamcommunity instead, which uses the official method.