Glasgowboy

Q: Every program wants to use "login" keychain

Every program wants to use "login" keychain.  I can't do anything and I don't want to keep putting a pasword in for everything I do.  I'm sure I had a very similar problem when I first loaded Mavericks.

iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)

Posted on Oct 29, 2014 11:28 AM

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  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Oct 29, 2014 2:43 PM in response to Glasgowboy
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    iTunes
    Oct 29, 2014 2:43 PM in response to Glasgowboy

    Keychain - OS X Mavericks v10.9.1: Repeated prompts to unlock "Local Items"

     

    Try running Keychain First Aid and resetting the original keychain.

     

    Keychain Reset

     

    Keychain Issues - Resolve  see post by Kappy

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Oct 29, 2014 5:28 PM in response to Glasgowboy
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    Applications
    Oct 29, 2014 5:28 PM in response to Glasgowboy

    Back up all data before proceeding.

    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 the login keychain from the list on the left side of the Keychain Access window. If your default keychain has a different name, select that.

    If the lock icon in the top left corner of the window shows that the keychain is locked, click to unlock it. You'll be prompted for the keychain password, which is the same as your login password, unless you've changed it.

    Right-click or control-click the login entry in the list. From the menu that pops up, select

              Change Settings for Keychain "login"

    In the sheet that opens, uncheck both boxes, if not already unchecked.

    From the menu bar, select

              Keychain Access Preferences First Aid

    If the box marked

              Keep login keychain unlocked

    is not checked, check it.

    Select

              Keychain Access Keychain First Aid

    from the menu bar and repair the keychain. Quit Keychain Access.