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Q: keychain (local) problems with el capitain

Ever since I upgraded to OS X 10.11.1 I've had big problems with keychain (local) password.  I keep getting pop ups asking for a password (which I never had to begin with) then I try to reset, which will not work.  The keychain (local) can not be found which is causing problems with icloud and outlook logging in..  Has anyone had this problem and able to fix it.

iMac (27-inch Late 2009), OS X El Capitan (10.11.1)

Posted on Nov 9, 2015 11:05 AM

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  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Nov 9, 2015 11:38 AM in response to clong5672
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    Nov 9, 2015 11:38 AM in response to clong5672

    There are several possible causes for this issue. Please take each of the following steps that you haven't already tried, testing after each one, until it's resolved. Back up all data before making any changes.

    Step 1

    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 and start typing the name.

    Select the iCloud 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.

    Select

              Keychain Access Keychain First Aid

    from the menu bar and repair the keychain.

    Step 2

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

    Step 3

    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 may not see what you pasted because a line break is included. Press return. A folder named "Keychains" should open. 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:

    ☞ Rename login.keychain to "login-old.keychain".

    ☞ Rename login_renamed_1.keychain to "login.keychain".

    You can then close the folder. 

    Delete the login keychain from the keychain list in Keychain Access. Choose

               Delete References

    when prompted, not Delete References & Files.

    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.

    Run Keychain First Aid again. Quit Keychain Access.

  • by clong5672,

    clong5672 clong5672 Nov 10, 2015 4:30 AM in response to Linc Davis
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    Nov 10, 2015 4:30 AM in response to Linc Davis

    I have no icloud keychain.  There is only "local" and "systems".  I am able to unlock systems with my password, but not local.  When I go to system and try to repair in first aid it goes to the local password which does not work.  I have tried to reset to default and it states it can not find the local keychain.  I am really at a loss.  I also try to log into the icloud and it asks for a keychain password which will not work.  So I am unable to log into icloud and my email because of the problem with the Keychain "local"

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Nov 10, 2015 6:40 AM in response to clong5672
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    Nov 10, 2015 6:40 AM in response to clong5672

    Did you take Step 3?