commitbmx

Q: Keychain "login" cannot be found to store

Hi, I have a Mid 2011 iMac running OS X Yosemite v 10.10.1

 

I have had a very annoying problem for about 6 months, I've tried numerous ways on different links with walk throughs of how to fix it but none have worked.

I keep getting " Keychain "login" cannot be found " pop ups when ever anything opens.

 

I've never used keychain but trying to fix this problem I've deleted old ones and created new ones but nothing works. Tried some things in Terminal and still no good

Can anyone help, i really don't want to go back to PC if this problem can't be fixed.

 

Thanks

Lee

iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)

Posted on Jan 30, 2015 11:05 AM

Close

Q: Keychain "login" cannot be found to store

  • All replies
  • Helpful answers

  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Jan 30, 2015 11:45 AM in response to commitbmx
    Level 9 (72,350 points)
    iTunes
    Jan 30, 2015 11:45 AM in response to commitbmx

    Try running Keychain Access/First Aid and resetting the original keychain.

     

    Keychain Reset

     

    Keychain Issues - Resolve  see post by Kappy

  • by commitbmx,

    commitbmx commitbmx Jan 30, 2015 12:10 PM in response to Eric Root
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Jan 30, 2015 12:10 PM in response to Eric Root

    i got as far as Preferences in Keychain access, clicked Reset My Default Keychain and got an error message pop up saying "UNIX[Invalid argument]" ??

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Jan 30, 2015 4:19 PM in response to commitbmx
    Level 10 (208,000 points)
    Applications
    Jan 30, 2015 4:19 PM in response to commitbmx

    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.