Can't repair or reset keychain
Key chain is giving me lots of problems for many different programs. I have tried using Keychain First Aid. Verification fails, repairs fail. amd when I atempt to reset my default keychain I get thie error message CSSM_ERRCODE_INTERNAL_ERROR
System is 10.8.2 Any suggestions?
Thanks
Chris
Update to 10.8.3, perhaps that does it.
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3. Select the problematic keychain from the left-hand pane.
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6. Create a new keychain by going to the "File" menu, then "New" and selecting
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7. You can now make this keychain your default if you desire by selecting it, then
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These are the same HD used by Apple in their Macbooks
http://www.amazon.com/MQ01ABD-2-5-Internal-Hard-Drive/dp/B0077CV2RO/ref=sr_1_1?i e=UTF8&qid=1376281905&sr=8-1&keywords=toshiba+1tb+2.5%22
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I was away four a few weeks and just before doing so I had reset my user password? When I returned I couldn't remember it, so I had to reset it in recovery mode. After doing this and booting up I'm getting oodles of prompts to enter my Keychain Login which I do not know, so I do reset which doesn't take. Mail also asks for all my mail accounts passwords which I enter and do not take either.
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iOS: Forgotten passcode or device disabled after entering wrong passcode
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1212
If you have never synced your device with iTunes, or you do not have access to a computer
If you see one of following alerts, you need to erase the device:
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"You haven't chosen to have [device] trust this computer"
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Back up all data.
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I did the software updates on my G4 15" Aluminum this morning: Battery thing, iTunes, QuickTime and Safari. Security Update? FUGGETTABOUT. Went through THAT nightmare weeks ago.
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God bless. Rev. 21:4Can you provide more details? You have formulated a question which appears to assume some behavior you see is normal and everyone would understand.
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