Reset password - now keychain problem

[MarcusH]

Hi

Gave my old G4 iBook, running Tiger, to a friend. Situation is:

1) She brings the iBook over, saying she can't install a new driver because it's stopped recognising the password.

2) I confirmed this, and using the install disk, I successfully re-set the password for that machine's one and only account.

3) Now she says that the machine asks for her keychain password "every time I try to do anything, in any application" - and she says that neither the current password, nor the old one is accepted.

I've read similar threads, and I know I have to re-set one or more keychains. Which one(s)? How can I do this?

 

[iVoid]

Login as the user.
Open Keychain Access from the Applications/Utility folder
Select the login keychain
Under edit menu, select change keychain password for 'login'.

Enter the old password and new passwords.

That should do it.

 

[iLog.Genius]

You need to reset Keychain Access.

1. Go open Keychain Access from the Applications/Utilities folder.

2. Click on Keychain Access>Preferences

3. Click on the Reset My Keychain in one of the tabs.

That should put your Keychain into a working state and those prompts that ask you for a password even if one isn't required or if there is no password will stop. If that somehow doesn't work, you will have to delete the .plist

Go to userfolder/Library/Preferences/ and find/delete com.apple.keychainaccess.plist

then restart the computer.

 

[MarcusH]

Thanks

Thanks - Appreciated. That's worked.