email account "login failed"

one email account is "offline" - "login failed". Connection doctor suggest verifying username/password. Where do I check out my username/password in mail? Only having this problem on MacBook Air, iMac and iPhone work fine.

MacBook Air 13", macOS 10.13

Posted on Jun 20, 2019 9:45 AM

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Posted on Jun 20, 2019 10:39 AM

Open Keychain Access in Utilities, then either check the Password under that item, change it, or delete it and start over.


Enter the part after the @sign in the search bar.


You may have duplicate or more entries in Keychain Access.


If using a browser to login via WebMail works it's not Name or Password, but likely old passwords interfering.


There''ll be at least 2 entries, maybe more.


The trouble is that Mac Mail almost always chooses the old Passwords if you don't change or get rid of the old ones.

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Jun 20, 2019 10:39 AM in response to ronfromsouderton

Open Keychain Access in Utilities, then either check the Password under that item, change it, or delete it and start over.


Enter the part after the @sign in the search bar.


You may have duplicate or more entries in Keychain Access.


If using a browser to login via WebMail works it's not Name or Password, but likely old passwords interfering.


There''ll be at least 2 entries, maybe more.


The trouble is that Mac Mail almost always chooses the old Passwords if you don't change or get rid of the old ones.

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