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Q: I am having keychain issues, how do I reset my keychain "login"? I aslo am getting a A keychain cannot be found to store "Safari", 1973617276, "minibuddyuser", "Chrome"

I am having issues with my keychain, with pop ups Stating Keychain "login" cannot be found, and also A Keychain cannot be found to store "Chrome", "minibuddy user", "Safari", Keychain "login" cannot be found to store "RegistrationV1"

 

Can anyone help me?

MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2012), OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)

Posted on Jan 14, 2015 10:17 AM

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Q: I am having keychain issues, how do I reset my keychain "login"? I aslo am getting a A keychain cannot be found to store "Safari", ... more

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  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Jan 14, 2015 9:58 PM in response to phoenixventures66
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    Jan 14, 2015 9:58 PM in response to phoenixventures66

    If you've just changed your login password in Recovery mode, follow these instructions. Otherwise, see below.

    At some point, you may have reset your keychain to default in Keychain Access. That action would have caused your login keychain to be renamed.

    Back up all data before proceeding.

    In Keychain Access, delete the login keychain from the keychain list. Choose Delete References when prompted, not Delete References & Files.

    Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it, then copy the text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C:

    ~/Library/Keychains

    In the Finder, select

              Go ▹ Go to Folder...

    from the menu bar, paste into the box that opens (command-V), and press return. A folder will open. Rename the file "login.keychain" in that folder to something like "login-old.keychain". Rename the file "login_renamed_1.keychain" to "login.keychain". You can then close the folder.

    Back in Keychain Access, select 

              File Add Keychain...

    from the menu bar. Add back the file now named "login.keychain". If any of your needed keychain items are missing from it, also add back the file you named "login-old.keychain". I suggest you transfer any needed items from that keychain to the login keychain, then delete it. The transfers are made by drag-and-drop in Keychain Access. You'll need to enter your password for each item transferred.

  • by chrisste,

    chrisste chrisste Jan 16, 2015 9:14 AM in response to Linc Davis
    Level 1 (4 points)
    Mac OS X
    Jan 16, 2015 9:14 AM in response to Linc Davis

    I'm getting the same message daily. "Keychain "login" cannot be found to store "username." I tried Linc's recipe and which I think needs clarification. Maybe not. Am I supposed to rename the file "login.keychain," and then rename it again back to "login.keychain?" I followed this and it didn't work. Still getting the same message. I have so many problems with keychains and passwords on on my Apple devices. I've owned Mac's since Day 1 and I find this the most frustrating aspect--the auto password-creation piece. When I choose to have it suggest a password for me; it's never remembered in the autofill; then I'm stuck having to reset the password with the site.

     

    .....Rename the file "login.keychain" in that folder to something like "login-old.keychain". Rename the file "login_renamed_1.keychain" to "login.keychain". You can then close the folder.

    Back in Keychain Access, select 

              File Add Keychain...

    from the menu bar. Add back the file now named "login.keychain". If any of your needed keychain items are missing from it, also add back the file you named "login-old.keychain". I suggest you transfer any needed items from that keychain to the login keychain, then delete it. The transfers are made by drag-and-drop in Keychain Access. You'll need to enter your password for each item transferred.