> I used to have a different password for my keychain but several OS X Made them the same password and that annoyance went away.ĭavid 17:34:51 +0000, Jolly Roger said: Versions ago it started to get unweildy because too many things keptĪsking for it. I used to have a different password for my keychain but several OS X To automatically unlock the login keychain, avoiding the need to type inĪnother password the first time something wants the keychain. Manual entry or if you have set up the computer to log in automatically) The system will then use the entry of the login password (either your Change the password on your "login" keychain so it is the sameĪs the user account password for your user account. Still, it makes me wonder if there isn't a It's no great hassle, since it's generally so > In recent reboots I'm asked for from 2 to 4 passwords, and have been
Now go ahead and restore all the missing, previously saved passwords back into Keychain Access:Ģ.) Goto ~/Library/Keychain/ login.keychain file, then highlight itĤ.) Goto a previous date's restore-point wherein Keychain Access held all your passwords correctlyĥ.) Click on 'Restore this file' -> replace the unwanted current version of this file Ħ.) Goto ~/Library/Preferences/ file, then highlight itĨ.) Select that very same previous restore-point-date that was used to restore the login.keychain fileĩ.) Click on ' Restore this file' -> replace the unwanted current version of this file.> So this past week I was struck curious by a request for access to a Enter the administrator's username & password.
Here's a way to restore passwords lost back into the Keychain content.