RWG123

Q: Keychain "login" cannot be found-pop up keeps coming up on my screen. I have OS X 10.9 using a Mac Mini. I am no longer able to  receive email on this computer either, but can retrieve my mail on my i pad. Anyone else having this problem with Keychain?

I am fairly NEW Mac user, as I was convinced by my co workers that it was the best and I would have no more worries as I have had with the several PC's I owned.

 

Things have been great until recently. I keep getting a pop up on my screen that reads "Keychain Login cannot be found to store myemail @icloud.com...... also Keychain login cannot be found to store Safari etc........I can no longer receive emails on my computer either. It has something to do with the computer no longer being able to find stored passwords??????  Any help would be appreciated .

Mac mini, OS X Mavericks (10.9.1)

Posted on Feb 3, 2014 4:32 PM

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  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Feb 3, 2014 6:03 PM in response to RWG123
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    Feb 3, 2014 6:03 PM in response to RWG123
    At some point, you reset your keychain to default in Keychain Access. That caused your login keychain to be renamed.
    Back up all data.
      
    In Keychain Access, delete the login keychain from the keychain list. Choose Delete References when prompted, not Delete References & Files.
      
    Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it, then copy the text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C:
    ~/Library/Keychains
      
    In the Finder, select
      
    Go ▹ Go to Folder...
      
    from the menu bar, paste into the box that opens (command-V), and press return. A folder will open. Rename the file "login.keychain" in that folder to something like "login-old.keychain". Rename the file "login-renamed.keychain" to "login.keychain".
     
    Back in Keychain Access, select
      
    File Add Keychain...
      
    from the menu bar. Add back the file now named "login.keychain". If any of your needed keychain items are missing from it, also add back the file you named "login-old.keychain". I suggest you transfer any needed items from that keychain to the login keychain, then delete it. The transfers are made by drag-and-drop in Keychain Access. You'll need to enter your password for each item transferred.
  • by RWG123,

    RWG123 RWG123 Feb 5, 2014 2:28 PM in response to Linc Davis
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    Feb 5, 2014 2:28 PM in response to Linc Davis

    thanks for your reply Link......unfortunately I am obviously horrible with directions and and selected "delete references and files" in error now what can I do??? Please help

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Feb 5, 2014 3:32 PM in response to RWG123
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    Feb 5, 2014 3:32 PM in response to RWG123

    Open the Keychains folder again and restore the file "login.keychain" from the backup you made before you deleted it. Continue from there.