Since the last upgrade I have repeated boxes that asks me for a password. I can't get rid of these and don;t know what the password is that I'm being asked for. I'm wasting a lot of time going round in circles. Can anyone help?
MacBook Pro, Mountain Lion recently installed
Follow the directions in this support article.
Open the Keychains folder as in Step 1. There should be a file in that folder with the name "login.keychain". If there is also a file iwith the name "login_renamed_1.keychain", then please do as follows:
You can then close the folder.
Launch the Keychain Access application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Keychain Access in the icon grid.
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 now 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.
Select
Keychain Access ▹ Keychain First Aid
from the menu bar and repair the keychain. Quit Keychain Access.
Follow the directions in this support article.
Open the Keychains folder as in Step 1. There should be a file in that folder with the name "login.keychain". If there is also a file iwith the name "login_renamed_1.keychain", then please do as follows:
You can then close the folder.
Launch the Keychain Access application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Keychain Access in the icon grid.
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 now 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.
Select
Keychain Access ▹ Keychain First Aid
from the menu bar and repair the keychain. Quit Keychain Access.
Thanks very much all ok now. Much appreciated!
None of this worked for me - found the solution here thanks to QDub
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5730902?answerId=24856478022#24856478022
This solved the issue for me as well, thanks!
Thank you, once again Linc. You always manage to offer solutions to the most seemingly daunting problems!
In my case, Step 2 solved this vexing issue.
Bo
Hello All,
I'm running OS 10.10 Yosemite with Apple keychain turned OFF and these keychain notices still pop up. The support article links go nowhere now. Does anyone have any recommendations on how I can fix this? It comes up every time I start the machine.
Best,
reball01
Talagent wants to use the local items keychain
