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Big Sur won't let me enter my keychain password

When I turn on my new iMac, which runs Big Sur, I get a prompt saying "accountsd wants to use the [name]-db password. Please enter the keychain password." I do remember the keychain password--it still works on my earlier iMac, which runs El Capitan--but when I try to enter it on my new iMac, I cannot. The characters are not echoed. I have to click Cancel two or three times to dismiss the request for my keychain password. How can I fix this problem?


I already checked that Keychain Autolock is off.

iMac, OS X 10.11

Posted on Apr 9, 2021 6:46 PM

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Apr 10, 2021 6:01 AM in response to Johnb-one

Thank you! I can enter the keychain password now.


I thought the procedure would include changing the keyword password, but instead it asked for the login password twice. I thought maybe the keychain and login passwords would be the same afterward, but they are not. Now the Mac lets me enter the original keychain password, and accepts it.

Big Sur won't let me enter my keychain password

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