Bill R 210
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Q: when booting up iCloud  keeps asking for password

When starting my Mac (Yosemite), it asks for iCloud password twice and does not accept correct password when I try to submit it.  Thanks in advance.

 

Bill

Mac Pro (Late 2013), OS X Yosemite (10.10.4), null

Posted on Aug 2, 2015 7:58 AM

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Bill R 210

Q: when booting up iCloud  keeps asking for password

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  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Aug 2, 2015 8:17 AM in response to Bill R 210
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    Aug 2, 2015 8:17 AM in response to Bill R 210

    What exactly happens when you enter the password? Can you open the iCloud and Internet Accounts panes in System Preferences?

  • by KiltedTim,

    KiltedTim KiltedTim Aug 2, 2015 8:20 AM in response to Bill R 210
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    Aug 2, 2015 8:20 AM in response to Bill R 210

    Experienced the same thing when I updated to 10.10.4.

     

    Remove the iCloud account from your Mac. Reboot, then re-add it.

  • by Bill R 210,

    Bill R 210 Bill R 210 Aug 2, 2015 8:49 AM in response to Bill R 210
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    Aug 2, 2015 8:49 AM in response to Bill R 210

    Linc,

    I can open the iCloud and Internet accounts.  What happens when I boot computer, I am asked for my iCloud password.  If I enter the password which I am pretty sure is correct, it will not accept it.  I have to skip the iCloud screen twice before it will disappear and let me use the computer.

     

    Tim,

    How exactly do I remove my ICloud account?

     

    Thank you both for trying to help me.

    Bill

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Aug 2, 2015 9:10 AM in response to Bill R 210
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    Aug 2, 2015 9:10 AM in response to Bill R 210

    Please take these steps to resynchronize the iCloud keychain. Your keychain on iCloud and your other Apple devices won't be affected. Take Step 2 only if Step 1 doesn't solve the problem.

    Step 1

    Back up all data.

    Open the iCloud preference pane and uncheck the Keychain box. You'll be prompted to delete the local iCloud keychain. Confirm—the data will remain on the servers. Then re-check the box. Follow one of the procedures described in this support article to set up iCloud Keychain on an additional device. Test.

    Step 2

    If you still have problems, uncheck the Keychain box again and continue.

    Triple-click 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 and paste into the box that opens by pressing command-V. You won't see what you pasted because a line break is included. Press return.

    A folder named "Keychains" should open. Inside it is a subfolder with a long name similar to (but not the same as) this:

               421DE5CA-D745-3AC1-91B0-CE5FC0ABA128

    The above is only an example; yours will have a different name of the same general form. Drag the subfolder (not the Keychains folder) to the Trash and empty.

    Restart the computer and re-enable iCloud Keychain.

  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Aug 2, 2015 9:19 AM in response to Bill R 210
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    Aug 2, 2015 9:19 AM in response to Bill R 210

    Delete the password from Keychain Access (Applications/Utilities). While there, Keychain Access menu First Aid.

     

    Keychain Issues - Resolve  see post by Kappy

  • by Bill R 210,

    Bill R 210 Bill R 210 Aug 2, 2015 10:28 AM in response to Eric Root
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    Aug 2, 2015 10:28 AM in response to Eric Root

    When I went to Keychain Access, it was not checked.  I checked the box and then had to have another Apple device allow me to make changes.  Next I checked the Keychain access and entered my Apple ID password.  Now things are working  and I do to have this issue.  Thank you all again for trying to help me.  I really do not understand the intricacies of Keychain.  However, "If it ain't broken, don't fix it."  I will leave it well enough alone.

    Bill