Removing Keychain Password Entries

Wayne Chen updated October 14, 2014 at 2:49 PM

Symptoms

After logging in, you are repeatedly prompted to unlock the "Local Items" keychain in multiple apps.

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1. In Finder Select Go > Go to folder (⇧⌘G)

2. In the window that appears, type the following:

   ~

    

    ~/Library/Keychains/

3. Click OK.
4. Look for a folder with a name similar to this " A8F5E7B8-CEC1-4479-A7DF-F23CB076C8B8 A8F5E7B8-CEC1-4479-A7DF-F23CB076C8B8 ". Note: Each folder has a unique number.

5. Move this folder to the Trash.  Repeat 1-5 as well

   for

   for 

    /Library/Keychains/

6. Immediately choose Apple Menu () > Restart… to restart your Mac.

After restarting the computer, a new folder is created in the Keychains folder with a name similar to "4B29A0BB-599D-47FC-A2D1-42B5592B130B ". There is no need to repeat the steps in this article, or to delete this folder. The new folder is expected and corrects the symptom described in this article.

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1. Open Keychain Access (you can get to it by choosing Utilities Utilities from the Go Go menu  menu in the Finder).
2. From the Edit Edit menu, choose Change Password for Keychain "login." Change Password for Keychain "login."
3. Type the former former password of the account that you are currently logged in to, then click OK.
4. If you entered the correct password, a new window appears; enter the original password again in the Current Password field.
5. In the New Password field, type the password that matches your current account password.
6. Re-enter the newer password in the Verify field, then click OK.

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1. In Keychain Access, choose Preferences Preferences from  from the Keychain Access Keychain Access menu.
2. If available, click the Reset My Default Keychain Reset My Default Keychain button button. This will remove the login keychain and create a new one with the password provided.
3. If Reset My Default Keychain Reset My Default Keychain is  is not available, choose Keychain List Keychain List from  from the Edit Edit menu menu.
4. Delete the  the "login" keychain.

The next time you log in to the account, you can save your current password in a keychain.