Keychain Access is a feature built into Mac’s that stores and saves all the passwords. It is a system password manager and contains the passwords for almost all of your Mac-based applications such as auto-fill passwords from Safari, SMTP, IMAP, POP passwords from Mac Mail, etc. Keychain Access is critical to the functioning of a Mac OS and if it’s corrupted it can become annoying. The Keychain Access window displays. From the Keychain Access menu, select Preferences. The Preferences window displays. Click Reset My Default Keychain. This removes the login Keychain password and prompts you to create a new one. In the Password field, enter your Active Directory (AD) password (what you log into the computer with. In the Keychain Access app on your Mac, choose Keychain Access Preferences. Click Reset My Default Keychain. In the Finder on your Mac, choose Apple menu Log Out. When you log in again, save your current login password in a keychain.
The quickest way to reset your keychain in Mac OS X 10.4 or later: Open Keychain Access, which is in the Utilities folder within the Applications folder. From the Keychain Access menu, choose Preferences. Click General, then click Reset My Default Keychain. Authenticate with your account login password. Quit Keychain Access. Restart your computer. The Keychain new feature that works as a syncing password manager for Safari on iOS and Macs. It doesn't function with third-party applications unless the apps were designed with iCloud keychain support in mind, which is a lot easier said than done because the iOS makes it hard to copy-paste passwords.
Hi joephyditz,
I understand that you're being prompted for your keychain password, but that it is not accepting what you've written down as the correct password. I know that it's nice to be able to record your information through your keychain, so I'm happy to provide some direction to help with this!
It seems that you may be able to simply reset the login keychain password to resolve this issue. Check out the steps we've outlined here:
If you don't know your old password, the solution is to create a new login keychain.
If you know your old password, use that password to update your existing login keychain:
- Open the Keychain Access app, which is in the the Utilities folder of your Applications folder.
- From the Edit menu, choose “Change Password for Keychain 'login.'”
- Enter the old password of your user account in the Current Password field. This is the password you were using before the password was reset.
- Enter the new password of your user account in the New Password field. This is the password you're now using to log in to your Mac. Enter the same password in the Verify field.
- Click OK when done, then quit Keychain Access.
How To Find Keychain Passwords
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Aug 22, 2016 10:14 AM
Keychain Access User Guide
By default, your keychain password is the same as your user password (the password you use to log in to the computer). You can change the user password in Users & Groups preferences and the keychain password is automatically changed to match it.
If you don’t remember your previous user password, you need to reset your default keychain. Resetting the default keychain deletes all the passwords saved in the keychain, but should allow you to sync up your login password and the password stored in the keychain.
What Is A Keychain Password For Macbook Air
In the Keychain Access app on your Mac, choose Keychain Access > Preferences.
Click Reset My Default Keychain.
In the Finder on your Mac, choose Apple menu > Log Out. When you log in again, save your current login password in a keychain.
If your user password was reset because you forgot your password, and you can’t provide the old password for the keychain, you won’t be able to access the information in the old keychain, and a new blank keychain is created.