MacBook Pro: Sharingd asks for Keychain password at startup

rglater wrote:

I randomly get multiple versions of this at startup- Sharingd wants to use the Keychain password

How do I fix it?

MacBook Pro- Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015

ios- 12.7.6

re: macOS 12.7.6

Verify the pad lock is unlocked on your Keychain Access.app >Login

"MacBook Pro: Sharingd asks for Keychain password at startup: I randomly get multiple versions of this at startup- Sharingd wants to use the Keychain password How do I fix it? MacBook Pro- Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015 ios- 12.7.6"

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Troubleshooting "Sharingd wants to use the Keychain password":

Erase your iPhone:

It is a scam. You need to erase your iPhone, in-full. I've been through it myself. Someone is trying to hack your Apple Account there through your iPhone's screen. Essentially, you'll be reseting this anew.

Back Up what Need be, and then Perform the Erase:

Back up your iPhone to a computer, and perform this erasure. Resetting your iPhone will NOT reset it to to Factory Settings; settings will be cleared, such as Wi-Fi settings. So, make a note of your login credentials, and then proceed with the reset:

1. Go to: Settings
2. Tap: General
3. Tap: Transfer or Reset iPhone (very bottom)
4. Tap: Erase All Content and Settings
5. Confirm: the erasure

then...

Secure your Info:

If concerned for device access, then (A)don't stare your login info, (B.) verify your devices, and (C)secure your account:

A. Verify your Devices:

Verify that all devices are logged in to your account, by using this link: Check your Apple ID Device List to See where you're Signed in - Apple Support

then...

B. Modify your Credentials:

Having been stollen, someone lily has your credentials. So, by all means, modifying them.

• Modify: your login credentials (Using Both a New eMail and a New Password for each and all sites)
• Associate: a different method of payment to your account
• Enable: Two-Factor Authentication for Apple ID and for all other accounts that have such an applicable option

"This happens only on my MacBook Pro not my phone."

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Remove any Profiles:

Then Messages is not set up in iCloud Settings. So, you may want to see if there are any profiles installed. These can be downloaded by you, and unknowingly. As for creating them yourself, you'd have to use Apple Configurator.

1. Go to: Settings
2. Tap: General
3. Tap: Device Management
4. Select: [unknown profiles]
5. Select: the "-" button
6. Confirm: the deletion (use a password, if prompted)
7. Close All Apps
8. Restart your Mac

I”ve met something similar in a macOS 13 system, though that Mac had a Keychain corruption a while back.

I suspect there’s a dangling Keychain reference in a plist somewhere, but haven’t found it. It’s been a longstanding minor annoyance, so not something that’s gotten looked at.

The problem Mac will probably get its files and docs and not apps migrated for the next hardware upgrade cycle.