Resolve Mac Keychain prompt after changing your CWU Password

If you recently changed your cwu account password, your keychain password does not change. Because of this, you will be prompted to enter a keychain password each time an application requires authentication that your keychain would normally provide.

Note: This doesn't happen if you change your account password using Accounts preferences.

If you want your default key chain to be unlocked automatically when you log in

1. Open Keychain Access (Select Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder).
2. From the Edit menu, choose Change Password for Keychain "login."
3. Type the 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.

If you don't remember your original (former) account password

If you don't remember your original password, you'll need to delete the keychain. Deleting a keychain also deletes all the passwords saved in that keychain.

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

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

If the above options fail, please try this method.

1. Make sure your desktop is your active window so that "Go" is available in the top left of your screen.
2. Click go
3. Hold down the option (alt) key and the library folder will appear
4. Click on "Library"
5. In the Library folder that opens, navigate to the "Keychains" folder
6. Delete the contents of the "Keychains" folder
7. Restart the computer
8. On sign in, you will be prompted to create a new keychain. The password that you choose does not update with your CWU password and will be needed for any application updates in the future.