Problem: I keep getting prompted to unlock "Local Items" keychain on my Mac, how do I fix that?įollow these steps to prevent prompts to unlock the Local Items keychain.ġ. You will need to add all your passwords onto your keychain again if you wish to do this, as you access various resources with a username & password, check the box that says "save password on my keychain." This will add that password to your keychain for future use. The login keychain should be recreated and it should no longer prompt you for a password.Ħ. When prompted select the " Delete keychain and Reference files" optionĥ. From the File menu select " Delete keychain 'login'"Ĥ. Note: you might have to click " Show keychains" in the lower left corner before you'll see a list of keychainsģ. Select the " login" keychain in the upper left corner. Go to: Applications -> Utilities -> Keychain AccessĢ. However, if you cannot remember your keychain password, there is no way to access anything in the keychain, anyways.ġ. WARNING: This will delete any items stored in the login keychain. If you are still unable to change your keychain password, follow the instructions in Solution 2, below. Note: If you are not sure what your Current Keychain Password is, try any passwords you used in the past or recently. Use your current University password to fill out the other two boxes. You will be prompted to enter your Current Password - Your current keychain password is your old university password. From the edit menu select " Change password for keychain login".ģ. Double-click Macintosh HD, double-click Applications, double-click Utilities, and double-click " Keychain Access".Ģ. Normally, this can be fixed automatically when you login (see above) if not, follow these instructions.ġ. This can be caused by changing your university password. Problem: You are constantly prompted to enter your "login" or "admin" keychain passwordĬause: This usually occurs when your keychain password (set automatically when your user account was created on your computer) and your default keychain (usually "login") are no longer in-sync.
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You should click " Update Keychain Password" and enter your old password, then your new one as prompted This happens because you have changed your password for university systems but not yet on the computer's hard drive. Solution: This is expected after you change your university password. "The system was unable to unlock your login keychain" alert after logging in" Problem: When logging in, you receive a message that states:
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The quickest way to reset your keychain in Mac OS X 10.4 or later:
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