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Local Items Keychain Password

So after I installed Mavericks, it's constantly asking me for LOCAL ITEMS password. I have no idea what that password is, that keychain is locked and I don't know what to do with it. I tried with Keychain First Aid, it says that 'Login keychain is not found' and reports that as error. I tried to remove keychains, it doesn't resolve the problem. Everytime I open safari it ofers me to restore to default but it ends with Local items password which I dont know. I also tried to Reset my default keychain but it says there is no default keychain. Any ideas?

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3)

Posted on Oct 23, 2013 4:05 PM

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shellcode

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Posted on Oct 24, 2013 10:47 AM

Your login.keychain password is out of sync with the new iCloud keychain and needs to be re-sync'd.

The new iCloud keychain is either called "Local items" if you don't have syncing enabled or "iCloud" if you enabled iCloud keychain sync.

Open 'Keychain Access' Application
Select the 'login' keychain from the keychains list
Click the lock at the top to lock the login keychain
Click the lock again to unlock the login keychain
After entering your login keychain password you should be presented with a dialog:
Clicking the reset button will re-sync your login.keychain password with the iCloud keychain password.

If everything from the above fails for whatever reason the last resort you can do the following:

Open terminal
cd ~/Library/Keychains
ls
1. When you 'ls' here you will see a folder that contains a bunch of random number liks so:
2. 94ED610F-DD96-4ECF-A2BC-7D2F8651A464 (this number is unique on each system)
rm -rf 94ED610F-DD96-4ECF-A2BC-7D2F8651A464
Reboot
<when you log back in everything should be back to normal>

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nnewport

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May 20, 2014 8:19 AM in response to shellcode

This has helped tremendously. Thanks a ton!

JasverS

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Jan 7, 2016 1:35 PM in response to acme420

Thanks for the tip. This worked.

jc34br

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Oct 7, 2016 9:24 AM in response to shellcode

This worked great after changing my iCloud password in El Capitan. Thanks!

Nov 21, 2016 9:00 PM in response to Benyi90

I am unable to open my mac desk top since I have no keychain password that will work very angry

Nov 21, 2016 9:13 PM in response to Pleasehelp me

Someone help I'm ready to ditch apple

Dec 1, 2016 2:04 AM in response to shellcode

Thank you. That fixed my similar problem (didn't know what the password was due to me setting a new password incorrectly I think, causing me lots of problems)

Rayut

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Sep 1, 2017 1:41 AM in response to Benyi90

1741

Rayut

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Sep 1, 2017 1:42 AM in response to Benyi90

Oct 17, 2017 8:38 AM in response to shellcode

Dear shellcode,

The second option worked.

Thankyou.

374ravi

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Nov 13, 2017 10:24 PM in response to Benyi90

There is alphanumeric character files in the key chain access. Delete it. £simple solution.

Dec 5, 2017 2:16 PM in response to shellcode

This worked perfectly! I was honestly terrified to try anything in terminal... but your directions were spot on. Thank you so much!

Dec 16, 2017 12:53 AM in response to shellcode

Thanks! Your solution was quick and easy!

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