hanyvo

Q: Yosemite keeps on asking for the admin key at startup

Hello all,

 

I must have made a (or more than one!) stupid setting because several programs of Yosemite keep on asking for the keychain, and I have looked after every item of the System Prefs but can't find any clue what went wrong.

 

Normally -after keying my admin key- Yosemite comes up with the Desktop. Now follows several applications wanting my admin key:

- "talagent wants to use the "Local Items" keychain"

- "Message Agent wants to use the "Local Items" keychain"

- "Calendar Agent wants to use the "Local Items" keychain"

- "cloudd wants to use the "Local Items" keychain"

- "Safari wants to use the "Local Items" keychain"

- "com.Apple.iCloudHelper.xpc wants to use the "Local Items" keychain"

- "AdressBookSourceSync wants to use the "Local Items" keychain"

 

(That's all :-) )

 

Does anyone have a clue for me how to get rid of these annoying questions?

Thanx in advance

 

Hans

iMac (27-inch Mid 2010), OS X Yosemite (10.10.2)

Posted on Mar 4, 2015 7:38 AM

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  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Mar 4, 2015 12:17 PM in response to hanyvo
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    Mar 4, 2015 12:17 PM in response to hanyvo

    There are several possible causes for this issue. Please take each of the following steps that you haven't already tried, testing after each one, until it's resolved. Back up all data before making any changes.

    Step 1

    Follow the directions in this support article.

    Step 2

    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 and start typing the name.

    Select the iCloud 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.

    Select

              Keychain Access Keychain First Aid

    from the menu bar and repair the keychain.

    Step 3

    Open the iCloud preference pane and uncheck the Keychain box. You'll be prompted to delete the local iCloud keychain. Confirm. Then re-check the box. Follow one of the procedures described in this support article to set up iCloud Keychain on an additional device.

    Step 4

    Open the Keychains folder as in Step 1. There should be a file in that folder with the name "login.keychain". If there is also a file iwith the name "login_renamed_1.keychain", then please do as follows:

    ☞ Rename login.keychain to "login-old.keychain".

    ☞ Rename login_renamed_1.keychain to "login.keychain".

    You can then close the folder. 

    Delete the login keychain from the keychain list in Keychain Access. Choose

               Delete References

    when prompted, not Delete References & Files.

    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 now 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. 

    Run Keychain First Aid again. Quit Keychain Access.

  • by hanyvo,Solvedanswer

    hanyvo hanyvo Mar 4, 2015 3:08 PM in response to Linc Davis
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    Desktops
    Mar 4, 2015 3:08 PM in response to Linc Davis

    Oh my!!!

     

    What a mess. Thanks a lot anyway for your help, and I try that the next few hours (that means: tomorrow because it's already "late in the evening again...)

     

    Hans

  • by hanyvo,

    hanyvo hanyvo Mar 4, 2015 3:25 PM in response to Linc Davis
    Level 1 (13 points)
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    Mar 4, 2015 3:25 PM in response to Linc Davis

    Yess.

     

    Curiosity did the job: the first step was BINGO. After reading the article I followed what was written and after the reboot the annoying messages were gone. I have to admit: I absolutely don't understand the  kind of "magic" of these words and what I was doing.   But I am very happy with the result.

     

    Hans