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Keychain password

How can I reset my password on a Mac

Posted on Mar 28, 2020 12:27 PM

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Posted on Mar 28, 2020 1:11 PM

Have you tried changing your login password? Change or reset the password of a macOS user account - Apple Support.



Repair Keychain in El Capitan or Sierra


  1. Launch Keychain Access (located in Applications/Utilities)
  2. Click "Show Keychains" in the lower-left corner of the window.
  3. Select the problematic keychain from the left-hand pane.
  4. Navigate to the "File" menu and select "Delete Keychain '(name of keychain)'"
  5. Check all options for deletion and press "OK"
  6. Create a new keychain by going to the "File" menu, then "New" and selecting "New Keychain"
  7. You can now make this keychain your default if you desire by selecting it, then  going to the "File" menu and selecting "Make '(name of keychain)' Default"


Keychain Access in El Capitan


If you are frequently being prompted to re-enter your keychain password, you will find that the fix described for pre-El Capitan systems has changed. Please follow this procedure instead:


Copy this text to your clipboard: com.apple.scopedbookmarksagent.xpc. Open Keychain Access that is located in your Utilities folder. In the search field of Keychain Access’ window paste the above text.


A window will appear with a login password item selected. Click on the Delete key. Click on the Delete button in the panel to confirm your deletion.


Quit Keychain Access and see if the prompts stop.



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Mar 28, 2020 1:11 PM in response to WilliamDouglas

Have you tried changing your login password? Change or reset the password of a macOS user account - Apple Support.



Repair Keychain in El Capitan or Sierra


  1. Launch Keychain Access (located in Applications/Utilities)
  2. Click "Show Keychains" in the lower-left corner of the window.
  3. Select the problematic keychain from the left-hand pane.
  4. Navigate to the "File" menu and select "Delete Keychain '(name of keychain)'"
  5. Check all options for deletion and press "OK"
  6. Create a new keychain by going to the "File" menu, then "New" and selecting "New Keychain"
  7. You can now make this keychain your default if you desire by selecting it, then  going to the "File" menu and selecting "Make '(name of keychain)' Default"


Keychain Access in El Capitan


If you are frequently being prompted to re-enter your keychain password, you will find that the fix described for pre-El Capitan systems has changed. Please follow this procedure instead:


Copy this text to your clipboard: com.apple.scopedbookmarksagent.xpc. Open Keychain Access that is located in your Utilities folder. In the search field of Keychain Access’ window paste the above text.


A window will appear with a login password item selected. Click on the Delete key. Click on the Delete button in the panel to confirm your deletion.


Quit Keychain Access and see if the prompts stop.



Keychain password

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