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I have a password problem. After importing data and settings from one MacBook Pro to a new one, I have to put my iCloud password in when re-starting, but the password from the old computer in when waking the computer from sleep.

I have a password problem. After importing data and settings from one MacBook Pro to a new one, I have to put my iCloud password in when re-starting the new computer, but the password from the old computer in when waking the computer from sleep. I want to use my iCloud password on both computers consistently. How can I fix this?

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Yosemite (10.10.2), 13 inch screen

Posted on Apr 4, 2015 5:46 PM

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Apr 7, 2015 10:06 AM in response to Kappy

Thanks. As a new Mac user, I'm still clumsy at these things. When I went to follow your suggestion, the following message appeared :"Do you want to change your iCloud password, or stop using your iCloud password to unlock this Mac and create a separate password?" My problem is that both passwords seem to be in the machine's keychain. Restarts require the iCloud password, but otherwise the password from the Mac from which I imported stuff is the one that works. We bought two Macbook Pro machines 6 weeks apart, to replace our old Windows computers. When I set up the first one, I mistakenly didn't use my iCloud password. Then, when I imported files and settings from the first computer to the second, I began experiencing this problem. I don't want to change my iCloud password, as the question asks. I want to get rid of the non-iCloud password and exclusively use the iCloud one. (I have a related problem with the first MacBook Pro. It only wants the non-iCloud password and I would like to change the password to my iCloud one, to be consistent. But I get the same message as above, even though I'm not using my iCloud password there either.) This is confusing to me, which is why I still need help.

Apr 10, 2015 8:20 AM in response to jmmiller43

The only other place to change a password for the computer login is in Users & Groups preferences. But I don't really know enough here to fix your problem. You can try fixing the keychain:


iCloud- Frequently asked questions about iCloud Keychain

Tutorial: Resolving Keychain Issues


If you can't access your keychain, or forget your password If you can't get into your keychain file because you've forgotten your password or the keychain file appears to be corrupt, there are a couple of options.


First, if you've forgotten your password, you can use the "Keychain First Aid" utility to make the keychain password the same as the login password. This can be accomplished via the following process:


1. Open Keychain Access (located in Applications/Utilities)

2. Go to the "Keychain Access" menu and select "Preferences"

3. Click the "First Aid" tab

4. Make sure the "Synchronize login keychain password" box is checked

5. Close the Preferences window

6. Go to the "Keychain Access" menu and select "Keychain First Aid"

7. Enter your username and password

8. Click the "Repair" button


The second option is to completely delete your keychain then recreate it. This routine is useful if your keychain appears to be corrupt or otherwise inaccessible. This can be accomplished as follows:


1. Launch Keychain Access (located in Applications/Utilities)

2. Click "Show Keychains" in the lower-left corner of the window.

3. Select the problematic keychain from the left-hand pane.

4. Navigate to the "File" menu and select "Delete Keychain '(name of keychain)'"

5. Check all options for deletion and press "OK"

6. Create a new keychain by going to the "File" menu, then "New" and selecting

"New Keychain"

7. You can now make this keychain your default if you desire by selecting it, then

going to the "File" menu and selecting "Make '(name of keychain)' Default"


Login as root and perform repair In some cases, problems with keychains can only be resolved when logged in as the root user.


First, you want to enable the root user:


1. OS X Mountain Lion: Enable and disable the root user

2. OS X Lion: Enable and disable the root user

3. Mac OS X 10.6: Enabling the root user

4. Enabling and using the "root" user in Mac OS X


After enabling the root user, and logging in under this account, again open Keychain Access. First attempt repairs using Keychain First Aid, and failing that, delete then recreate the keychain as described above while logged in as root.


Persistently asked for stored passwords If you are persistently asked for passwords in various applications that you have specified should be remembered in a keychain, your "login" keychain may not be active for one reason or another.


Navigate to ~/Library/Keychains/ (this is the Library folder inside your user's home folder). Find the file named "login.keychain" and double-click it.


Failing that, select the "login" keychain within the Keychain Access application and make sure it is the default keychain by going to the "File" menu and selecting "Make 'Login' Default"


Turn off Keychain synchronization in applications having problems If specific applications are experiencing issues when accessing password-protected material, the Keychain may be to blame.


The above comes from an article published on MacFixit.com.

I have a password problem. After importing data and settings from one MacBook Pro to a new one, I have to put my iCloud password in when re-starting, but the password from the old computer in when waking the computer from sleep.

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