"enter the yahoo! password for"

I keep getting this strange popup which asks me to "enter the yahoo! password for [username]" I am new to me Mac and do not know what this is. My Yahoo account is still logged in, so I do not know why it would be asking this. Most unusual is that I cannot find a single posting in Google for this message. This popup seems to appear every few hours, I can just close the window, but it just comes back a few hours later.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Hi and Welcome to Apple Discussions...
If you look in your Applications/Utilities folder you will find an app called "Keychain Access". That application holds all of your username and passwords but only if you "Allow" it to do so. So everytime you visit a site that requires that data, you will be prompted to "enter the yahoo password for username" ... (not just Yahoo),
From the Safari Menu Bar click Safari/Preferences and select the Autofill tab. Make sure Usernames and passwords is selected.
Mac OS X: Keychain Access asks for keychain "login" after changing login password
Since you are new to Mac, these links might be helpful.
Mac 101 / The Grand Tour
Mac 101: Safari 4
Anatomy of a Mac / Find Out How / Mac Basics
Carolyn
Message was edited by: Carolyn Samit

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