LourencoCeribeli
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Q: After change to Mavericks my Mac become too slow e I can't use it because stays asking passwords for "talagent" and "messages agent" as icloud keys. I got changed the icloud password many times and still doesn't work. I can't open any program.

After change to Mavericks my Mac become too slow e I can't use it because stays asking passwords for "talagent" and "messages agent" as icloud keys. I got changed the icloud password many times and still doesn't work. I can't open any program.

iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2011), OS X 10.9

Posted on Nov 3, 2013 6:26 PM

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  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Nov 3, 2013 8:40 PM in response to LourencoCeribeli
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    Applications
    Nov 3, 2013 8:40 PM in response to LourencoCeribeli

    Back up all data.

     

    Launch the Keychain Access application in any of the following ways:

     

    ☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)

     

    ☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.

     

    ☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Keychain Access in the icon grid.

     

    Select the login keychain from the list on the left side of the Keychain Access window. If your default keychain has a different name, select that.

     

    If the lock icon in the top left corner of the window shows that the keychain is locked, click to unlock it. You'll be prompted for the keychain password, which is the same as your login password, unless you've changed it.

     

    Right-click or control-click the login entry in the list. From the menu that pops up, select Change Settings for Keychain "login". In the sheet that opens, uncheck both boxes, if not already unchecked.

     

    From the menu bar, select

       

    Keychain Access ▹ Preferences ▹ First Aid

      

    If the box marked Keep login keychain unlocked is not checked, check it.

     

    Select

      

    Keychain Access ▹ Keychain First Aid

       

    from the menu bar and repair the keychain. Quit Keychain Access.

  • by DrDan,

    DrDan DrDan Dec 31, 2013 2:16 AM in response to Linc Davis
    Level 1 (15 points)
    Dec 31, 2013 2:16 AM in response to Linc Davis

    Hello

     

    Same issue, I have a cycle of error messages wanting to use "Local items" keychain: Calendar agent, com.apple.internetaccounts.xpc, com.apple.iCloudHelper, Messages Agent, Keychain agent, back to Calendar agent. Last night started with talagent too.

     

    "Change settings for keychain login" leads to spinning ball and hanging keychain. Tried first aid anyway, which initially said repaired but did not resolve the issue. Trying again - Unable to read settings for |/Library/Keychains/Login.keychain ..... Repair failed

     

    Really annoying and worrying - never had a similar issue in 15 yrs of mac use.

     

    Any help appreciated.

     

    Dan

  • by Stone-Head,

    Stone-Head Stone-Head Dec 31, 2013 6:24 AM in response to DrDan
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Dec 31, 2013 6:24 AM in response to DrDan

    go to folder library and then to folder keychains. there you'll see a folder with a long cryptic alphanumeric name. move this folder to desktop. restart your mac.

  • by AndrewB2009,

    AndrewB2009 AndrewB2009 Jan 2, 2014 6:17 AM in response to Stone-Head
    Level 1 (4 points)
    Jan 2, 2014 6:17 AM in response to Stone-Head

    This worked for me. Thanks!

  • by Oldschool Paul,

    Oldschool Paul Oldschool Paul Jan 14, 2014 1:15 AM in response to Stone-Head
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    Jan 14, 2014 1:15 AM in response to Stone-Head

    Thats the only solution that worked for me, THX !!! (Safe restart etc, all else was futile.)

     

  • by jeppeppe,

    jeppeppe jeppeppe May 12, 2016 10:40 PM in response to LourencoCeribeli
    Level 1 (8 points)
    iWork
    May 12, 2016 10:40 PM in response to LourencoCeribeli

    Hi!

     

    Just got the same issue, but none of the suggested solutions seem to work for me.

     

    Same issue as Dr Dan when trying to change settings for the Keychain, I just get a spinning wheel and the program stops responding. First Aid anyway does not resolve the issue.

     

    In my keychains folder there is no folder with a long alphanumeric name (there's only two files, "apsd.keychain" and "System.keychain"), so Stone-Heads solution doesnt work either =(.

     

    Help!

     

    Thank you!