Can't log-in to iCloud in System Preferences using Apple ID

Hi,
I've recently updated to iCloud and have now also recently got a new MacBook Pro Retina running Lion 10.7.4
I'm trying to log in to iCloud through System Preferences but when I enter my Apple iD password - it won't accept it - the process just hangs.
I can sign in to iCloud.com without any problem - I can also sign into iTunes and my Mac email without any problem either. I can log in using my Apple iD on my iPhone and iPad too with no problem.
I had already verified my me/mac.com email address with iCloud before this.
A possible related problem is that now the Mail program will not remember my mac.com email address settings (I have to re-enter all the details each time I open Mail - have swapped over to Thunderbird for now) and Safari won't remember any of my bookmarks when I quit the program.
I have also tried resetting my Apple iD password and this made no difference to logging into iCloud.
Anybody else having similar problems?
Thanks
John

I do have the same problem, can't access to my iCloud account on my Mac, but have no problems accessing with my mobile devices and through internet.
I get a message error: "password or user name not recognized"
On the other hand, before this problem, iCalendar was working properly, but adressbook didn't sync.
Lets see if we get soon this problem solved!

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Hello comunity: I describe the problem as follows (sorry for my english, not a native speaker):
Background: Macbook air OS X 10.9 Mavericks (just updated), but changed my Apple ID just after that.
-When I try to log into Icloud through System Preferences, and write my Apple ID and password, it says "the login keychain is not found" and then it tells me that the server is down and can´t connect. (I have verified my Apple ID and password and can login through the website with no problem, and I have verified that the Icloud server is fine).
-It won´t let me go any further than that, It means I cant use Icloud in my Mac. I can access to Icloud online, but when online I don´t see my mac but I can see my Iphone and Ipad 2.
-I have read many (a lot really) about keychains and similar problems and cant find the solution.
I would appreciate your help!
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I think that is likely why you're having the problems with signing in. My keychain has been added to over many years. It has email addresses from 1997. I don't know how to clean that up. It would be nice if Apple redesigned Keychain Access to be something that actually allowed you to envisage their network. That's what bothered me about iCloud Keychain. There are so many places to change settings, type a password, and think about what that setting means. Knowledgable people who can manage a network from the Terminal, good for you. I want to launch software that finds all servers, and paints a good connection green and trouble yellow, etc. Hover your mouse over a red drive, it tells you the password needs. I think this is good enough implementation, except it is difficult for people who've never had a cryptography class to get a good idea of what their network topography is. Tell me, can you log on to iCloud.com on Safari?
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com.apple.iCloudHelper[530]: AOSKit ERROR: (System Preferences[497]) AOSKC (myApplyID): Failed to store key, couldn't add kc item, error -61 (service=iCloud, dsid=297815451)
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I threw away my Library > Application Support > iCloud folder.
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Now drag the iCloud folder that is in Library > Application Support to the trash, enter your administrators password when prompted.
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