On Jun 1, 2010, at 7:39 PM, Linda wrote: > > On May 20, 2010, at 5:42 PM, Andy wrote: > >> This won't however change your Keychain password which will remain as it >> was. If you can't remember it the only option is then to create a new >> keychain. > > > Who designs this crazy stuff?
Apple system programmers who are managing a difficult tightrope bridging the login password (which is stored as part of the Unix underpinnings of the OS) and the Keychain, which is a secure password management tool. They're separate entities, and Apple tries to keep them synchronized, but that can be bypassed, as you're finding out. This is why you don't forget your password! (also a good reason to have Keychain NOT remember passwords...by typing them in over and over, you memorize them.) The solution we have at work is that we have written down critical system logins and passwords, and that paper is locked in the safe we use for the Schedule 1 drugs we have on hand. That way if a bus manages to hit all of us in the office, no one is locked out of administering the systems. If you truly have a serious problem remembering passwords, do something similar. Write them down and store them in a secure place. > > OK, swapped out my DVD drive and booted from my Leopard disk. I changed my > user password. But now my mail keeps getting a keychain window and goes > offline. How do I get it to stop asking for another password? Then the fix is to go into Keychain Access, and delete the login keychain. The Mac forgets your remembered passwords, but it stops all this annoyance. > > And if I change anything in this keychain will it affect the keychain for > other users? No, every user (in the sense of user accounts on the machine) has their own keychain. If you have more than one person sharing the login, then yes it will affect them. -- Bruce Johnson "Wherever you go, there you are" B. Banzai, PhD -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
