Editing keychain. I can't sync my Garmin because my apple keychain seems to have the wrong password. How can I edit keychain?
How can I edit my keychain? How do I know which entries crowding my keychain it is safe to clear?
iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15
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How can I edit my keychain? How do I know which entries crowding my keychain it is safe to clear?
iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15
It sounds like there is some disconnect but I'll be darned if I know what that is. It's quite odd for an app to report an incorrect password before the password has been entered, unless there is an automatic login which fetches the password from the keychain. It's even possible there is a corrupted preference or cache file involved.
Here's is what I suggest you try. It will help determine if the problem stems from your user account.
A Troubleshooting Procedure that may Fix Problems with macOS El Capitan or Later
You should try each, one at a time, then test to see if the problem is fixed before going on to the next.
If the problem disappears between Step 1 and Step 7, then there is no need to do Step 8. If you do Step 8, and then the problem is fixed, that means the problem is with something in your user account.
It sounds like there is some disconnect but I'll be darned if I know what that is. It's quite odd for an app to report an incorrect password before the password has been entered, unless there is an automatic login which fetches the password from the keychain. It's even possible there is a corrupted preference or cache file involved.
Here's is what I suggest you try. It will help determine if the problem stems from your user account.
A Troubleshooting Procedure that may Fix Problems with macOS El Capitan or Later
You should try each, one at a time, then test to see if the problem is fixed before going on to the next.
If the problem disappears between Step 1 and Step 7, then there is no need to do Step 8. If you do Step 8, and then the problem is fixed, that means the problem is with something in your user account.
What warning or alert do you receive that requests a different password. Is this what is happening: If your Mac keeps asking for the login keychain password?
Keychain editing is done vie Keychain Access in the Utilities folder. See An essential Mac OS X Keychain guide and Everything You Need to Know About Keychain in macOS Sierra.
Repair Keychain in El Capitan and Later
Kappy, thanks for response. Whats happening is that I cannot sync my Garmin for the last week. Used to sync fine. After much trial, the Garmin guys said its my MAC and not Garmin site/sync. I tried it from my husband's Dell and it works. The message I get from the sync (downloaded from Garmin ) is "Incorrect Password" before I even type in a password. In keychain the only pw I see for Garmin is the one I set up this am. It works to sign into Garmin site, but not for sync app.......weird. I've cleared history in Safari. I tried signing in from Chrome. I've deleter and reloaded the sync App. I've rebooted MAC. Nothing seems to clear whatever the old password is that is stuck in the Sync app and won't let me sign in. Any more ideas? Thanks in advance.
Editing keychain. I can't sync my Garmin because my apple keychain seems to have the wrong password. How can I edit keychain?