ISync & Keychain issues at startup

Hi
I'm getting four or five popup Keychain messages when I boot my Macbook. One of them said this:
dmnotifyd wants to use keychain "login".
I'm pretty good at solving keychain issues -- have run Keychain First Aid, etc. (it reported nothing). Have repaired permissions, rebooted, etc.
Also, suddenly I cannot access the "Sync" portion of the .Mac preference pane. Beachball. Fun fun fun.
Any help appreciated. I'm close to moving to Google Calendar.... real close.

My GUESS is that either eDirectory/ndsd/LDAP isn't up and running at the point that nss/nam wants to load since both items depend on them.
You can check two log files:
/var/log/messages (look at the timestamps for when the server boots up and you'll be able to see the lines for where eDirectory loads and then NSS and namcd)
and
/var/log/boot.msg
Since it sounds like you can manually load/start them, it sounds like a timing problem to me. Is that correct, that you can manually start NSS and NAMCD?

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Wi-Fi Connection Issue at Startup When NAS configured as Login Item

Hi!
I recently ran into internet connection issue during startup. I managed to find the culprit (it's the firewall) but I believe there should be more behind just blaming the firewall for it.
Before I go any further, it would be best if I try to explain the setup that I have. Also, note that I'm a newbie when it comes to terms like DHCP, IP address, IPv4, IPv6, etc. I think I may have an idea what they do, but I'm not quite sure whether that idea jibes with the real thing. Whatever. Anyways, here's the setup.
For the internet connection at my place, I use a Cisco wifi router and an Airport Extreme Base Station. The Cisco router has been set up to have its own wi-fi network, while the Airport Extreme Base Station is connected to the Cisco router using ethernet. I set up a separate wi-fi network for the Airport Extreme Base Station and almost all of my devices are connected using the Airport Extreme's wi-fi network.
I have 3 external hard drives connected to a USB hub, which in turn is connected to the Airport Extreme base station.
2 Macbooks. One is a white, late 2007 MacBook running Lion. The other is a MacBook Pro running Mountain Lion. I turned the firewall on for both Macbooks.
Initially, there was no problem connecting to the internet and also the 3 external hard drives from the Airport Extreme. I did the wireless connecting to the external hard drives manually after startup (open finder > navigate to airport extreme at the sidebar > click on the hard drives one by one until the eject icon and folders are shown). You can imagine how soon this got annoying for me (yeah, I shutdown my macbooks everytime I finish with them, it's a habit). So I put these external hard drives as a login item at startup (in the system preference setting for accounts) so that I won't have to do this everytime I start my macbooks.
This is where it got interesting.
For my MBPro, during startup the wi-fi icon at the menu bar will show that it was trying to connect and then the '!' symbol is shown. When I go to system preference > network, there was a message about self-assigned IP. I notice that it starts with 169, which is not the usual IP assigned to devices in my home network. This, however, usually did not last long. Soon enough the '!' symbol is gone and the wi-fi connection becomes normal with finder windows popping up showing folders for the external drives. It's a minor annoyance, waiting for the '!' symbol to go away (I think it got something to do with DHCP settings sent from the router and the self-assigned IP address, but again I'm not sure), but at least the MBPro can connect in the end.
For my white MB though, things didn't go well. The '!' remains in the wi-fi icon and there was no internet connection, no matter how long I waited. Even after removing the external drives from login items the problem persists during startup. If I remember correctly sometimes there is a pop-up saying that the computer could not connect to the airport extreme server (this also happens on the MBPro).
I initially tried resetting the wi-fi setup (removing the network from the list of known network in system preference > network, removing the wi-fi network password from keychain access) to no avail (in both macbooks). As mentioned above, I also tried to remove the network hard drives from login item but even after that the connection problem persisted in my white Macbook, while the MBPro initially showed the same symptom before finally managing to connect with the proper IP address.
Finally, after googling through forums some people suggested that turning off the firewall might work. I did so, and voila, it did remedy the situation. Both Macbooks manage to connect to the internet during startup without any fuss, and both even manage to connect to the network drives during startup (I put them in again as login items to see if it would cause further trouble).
So, the firewall was the culprit. But it only started acting up AFTER I put the network drives as login items.
Can anyone explain the cause of this?
Anyways, thanks for reading!

Make sure you are using the passkey found on the Homehub and not your email password. You may need to "Forget" the connection on the phone and scan again then enter passkey.

All my browsers quit upon launch; keychain issue?

Strange problem, possibly a corrupted keychain issue; any browser I open in my main user; quits and goes poof. But I can open a browser in another user. I rebuilt my directory; repaired my disk; repaired perms...same prob. In one user it says login keychain missing but I can open browsers, but my login keychain exists where I can't open browsers... OK, it's very fricked up. Do I need to do a complete archive and install? Any other options? Thanks
ps Just discovered, I can open a page in main user; from a saved html icon; but not when I enter addresses in the url input field. Weird. Then it goes poof. Maybe its a problem with the url input field? A workaround seems to close it and use command L in firefox.
Already tried resetting my ACL from startup disk.
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thanks; so in effect; are you saying that theoretically; the conflict ultimately is in one of the .plist files? If so, I could do some educated guesswork and remove suspected ones, one by one...?
BTW; here is the code error message I get when a browser quits:
Process: Safari [10332]
Path: /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari
Identifier: com.apple.Safari
Version: 3.0.4 (5523.15)
Build Info: WebBrowser-55231500~3
Code Type: PPC (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [87]
Date/Time: 2008-03-13 11:05:52.909 -0400
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.5.2 (9C31)
Report Version: 6
Exception Type: EXCBADACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Codes: KERNINVALIDADDRESS at 0x0000000038ff37d4
Crashed Thread: 0
Thread 0 Crashed:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90725200 strcmp + 192
1 ...ple.ApplicationServices.ATS 0x9600fdd4 _eATSFontGetGlyphIDsForGlyphNames + 4588
2 ...ple.ApplicationServices.ATS 0x9600ebc0 ATSFontGetGlyphIDsForGlyphNames + 96
3 libCGATS.A.dylib 0x960cfadc atsfont_get_glyphs_for_glyphnames + 44
4 libCGATS.A.dylib 0x960d1e54 getglyphs_for_glyphnames + 56
5 com.apple.CoreGraphics 0x92d65590 CGFontGetGlyphForGlyphName + 28
6 com.apple.CoreGraphics 0x92d6551c getchartop + 28
7 com.apple.CoreGraphics 0x92d64eb0 CGFontGetAutohintTransform + 488
8 com.apple.CoreGraphics 0x92d71cd8 CGFontCreateGlyphBitmaps32 + 436
9 com.apple.CoreGraphics 0x92d6483c createmissingbitmaps + 448
10 com.apple.CoreGraphics 0x92d63b04 CGGlyphLockLockGlyphBitmaps + 360
11 libRIP.A.dylib 0x9626713c ripc_DrawGlyphs + 1132
12 com.apple.CoreGraphics 0x930d4ed4 draw_glyphs + 504
13 com.apple.CoreGraphics 0x92d61354 CGContextShowGlyphsWithAdvances + 540
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I am running OS X 10.9.1 on a MacBook Air....I had keychain issues that I bumbled my way through - deleted and created a new Keychain....now a box appears pretty regularly, wanting my Keychain login....i enter it and it's accepted and the box disappears.

Help..!! I'm running OS X 10.9.1 on a MacBook Air. I had keychain issues with passwords etc and bumbled my way out of it by deleting the current keychain and creating a new one with a new log-in (yes, I wrote it down this time!) But now these little boxes appear wanting my log-in ie. calendar, Safari, Outlook) and its annoying....entering the login gets rid of the box but what a pain and I know it's not right.....I know I need to enter somekind of automatic logins to these apps but how do I do that....and go easy on me, I'm not computer savvy.

Did you install the latest driver set for the device? there is a new release on motu.com for mavericks.
rachel

How can i fix keychain issue, it's popping up again and again

how can i fix keychain issue, it's popping up again and again

Hi,
Have you looked through these http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5813 ?
9:51 pm Sunday; November 24, 2013
 iMac 2.5Ghz 5i 2011 (Mavericks 10.9)
 G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
 MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
 Mac OS X (10.6.8),
 Couple of iPhones and an iPad

Keychain Issue for the password for my mac account.

Keychain Issue. Keeps asking for the password for my mac account. When i type it, i keep getting "rejected the password. But it is the correct one. Verified in keychain access. "The .Mac server 'mail.mac.com' rejected the password for user XXXXXXXX. Please reenter your password, or cancel."
Thanks in advance
don

But may I ask why you're using separate servers for in & out?
I don't know the answer to that. For many years, it's always been set up like that. I have never changed anything.
Should i delete the .mac mail account & set it up again? If so, What servers should i use for incoming & outgoing?
Keep in mind i'm having the same issue on my desktop & laptop, both running tiger 10.4.11, as far as they will upgrade.
I do have a laptop running Lion, but that shows an icloud account, not a .mac account like the older computers. It also has a bellsouth account with the password that is correct and a gmail account which is working fine.
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How do I sign back in to iCloud on my Mac after signing out in order to fix a keychain issue?

I signed out of iCloud, following directions on how to fix a keychain issue with all my devices. I was to sign them all out then sign back in on the one with the most info, which is my Mac. I opened Preferences, then iCloud, but the button with "Sign Out" which I assumed would be a toggle does not produce an option for signing back in! Help!

So the iCloud button in System Preferences still says "Sign Out"?
Yes, it is a toggle. If it says "Sign Out", then you are signed in! Sign out, then sign back in.

Keychain issue (I believe)

Hi all,
Last week my computer started acting up and rendered two of my most used apps unusable. Currently, iMessage does not work on my computer. Messages sent from my phone do not sync, and when I try and send a message from the app, it says that whoever I'm trying to send to is not registered with iMessage, even though they are. Also, my mail app cannot receive or send message and constantly prompts me for the password, which it always rejects. Keep in mind, both messages and mail are working perfectly fine on my phone. I think it's a Keychain issue because while i'm in Safari, i'm occasionally prompted to enter my admin password to unlock vague, non-descript keychains.
Any ideas on a remedy?
Thanks so much!

Update: I was able to fix my issue with mail by repairing the keychain and restarting the app, but I'm still having issues with iMessage.

Keychain issues - OmniOutliner opens when opening com.apple.security.plist

This issue really starts with Keychain and Mail, which has been asking for password login after every startup. I had thought the way to manage this would be to trash the com.apple.security.plist then restart - but when I pull up the .plist in spotlight, and click on it -- OmniOutliner opens. This is to my greater surprise because I don't recall downloading this app. It seems this is exactly what's corrupted. Suggestions on how to proceed?

roam - thanks - so far this looks good.
1. Changed association to Text edit.
2. Locked keychain.
3. Mail responds normally.
(Funny, but last time I tried to look into this issue in August, the keychain access was virtually empty. I have no idea why, but I'm sure it was. Now, it's populated again. I wonder if one of the recent updates had something to do with that.)
Here's what's left to do -
In my effort to solve this before posting, I have 2 plists, 1 in the trash, 1 on the desktop. I'd already dragged the old plist into the trash. The new plist is on the desktop and retitled itself "com.apple.security 11-09-12.plist" after I dragged it out of the trash. (btw, the desktop plist is the one re-associated with Text Edit.)
1. What should I do with the .plist on my desktop?
2. Empty the trash?
Thanks again, almost done here --

Wi-Fi not connecting due to keychain issues

Here is an odd issue that has crept up a month or so after upgrading to Mavericks. When I put my MacBookPro8,1 to sleep or reboot the Wi-Fi will not connect automatically. It appears to try but then fails miserably. However, I go to the Wi-Fi menu item and can manually select my network and it will connect. As it is connecting I am displayed with a dialog titled, "Keychain Not Found" with text of "Keychain 'System' cannot be found to store 'HCC.'" HCC is the name of the secured network I am connecting to. The SSID is hidden, but obviously it is not an issue with Mavericks properly identifyng it. This is my office router, but the same issue happens at home with my secured router with the SSID broadcasting.
As I am looking at the dialog and deciding what to do, the Wi-Fi menu item indicates a connection and internet traffic starts to flow. I then click "Cancel" in the dialog and am presented with another dialog indiciating the network could not be joined with options to "Cancel" or "Run Diagnostics." On other occassions I have chosen "Reset to Defaults" in the "Keychain Not Found" dialog, but the secondary window asking for my password acts oddly. It remains shaded as if front most window, no matter what window I activate. Even if no other apps are running and the window appears to be frontmost, I cannot type a password or press return to trigger the "OK" button.
I got the problem to go away for a fe days when I disabled iCloud Keychain, reset my keychain from Keychain Access, and rebooted. However, a few days after turning iCloud Keychain back on the problem persists.
I am pasting in some console messages broken down into the steps I took when waking from sleep and selecting the network from the menu bar. I redacted my mac address and certificate identifiers.
## Related Console Messages When Waking From Sleep (Some details redacted)
12/4/13 9:24:58.000 AM kernel[0]: en1: 802.11d country code set to 'US'.
12/4/13 9:24:58.000 AM kernel[0]: en1: Supported channels 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 100 104 108 112 116 120 124 128 132 136 140 149 153 157 161 165
12/4/13 9:25:03.293 AM apsd[70]: Deleted keychain /Library/Keychains/apsd.keychain
12/4/13 9:25:03.297 AM apsd[70]: can't create keychain, status = -67671
12/4/13 9:25:03.297 AM apsd[70]: Couldn't find keychain when fetching certificate
12/4/13 9:25:03.298 AM apsd[70]: +[APSCertificateStorage certificateForName:]: SecItemCopyMatching (err = -25300)
12/4/13 9:25:03.298 AM apsd[70]: Couldn't find identity for saved cert name REDACTED
12/4/13 9:25:03.310 AM configd[64]: network changed: v4(en1-:10.0.1.6) DNS- Proxy- SMB-
12/4/13 9:25:03.312 AM UserEventAgent[18]: Captive: CNPluginHandler en1: Inactive
12/4/13 9:25:03.379 AM netbiosd[24019]: network_reachability_changed : network is not reachable, netbiosd is shutting down
12/4/13 9:25:05.130 AM apsd[70]: can't create keychain, status = -67671
12/4/13 9:25:05.130 AM apsd[70]: Couldn't find keychain when fetching certificate
12/4/13 9:25:05.131 AM apsd[70]: +[APSCertificateStorage certificateForName:]: SecItemCopyMatching (err = -25300)
12/4/13 9:25:05.131 AM apsd[70]: Couldn't find identity for saved cert name REDACTED
12/4/13 9:25:20.186 AM secd[859]: securityd_xpc_dictionary_handler SystemUIServer[794] copy_matching The operation couldn’t be completed. (OSStatus error -34018 - client has neither application-identifier nor keychain-access-groups entitlements)
12/4/13 9:25:20.186 AM SystemUIServer[794]: SecOSStatusWith error:[-34018] The operation couldn’t be completed. (OSStatus error -34018 - Remote error : The operation couldn‚Äôt be completed. (OSStatus error -34018 - client has neither application-identifier nor keychain-access-groups entitlements))
12/4/13 9:25:20.196 AM secd[859]: securityd_xpc_dictionary_handler SystemUIServer[794] copy_matching The operation couldn’t be completed. (OSStatus error -34018 - client has neither application-identifier nor keychain-access-groups entitlements)
12/4/13 9:25:20.196 AM SystemUIServer[794]: SecOSStatusWith error:[-34018] The operation couldn’t be completed. (OSStatus error -34018 - Remote error : The operation couldn‚Äôt be completed. (OSStatus error -34018 - client has neither application-identifier nor keychain-access-groups entitlements))
## Related Console Messages After Manually Selecting Secure Wireless Network from manu bar
12/4/13 9:28:41.000 AM kernel[0]: MacAuthEvent en1 Auth result for: REDACTED_MAC_ADDRESS MAC AUTH succeeded
12/4/13 9:28:41.000 AM kernel[0]: wlEvent: en1 en1 Link UP virtIf = 0
12/4/13 9:28:41.000 AM kernel[0]: AirPort: Link Up on en1
12/4/13 9:28:41.000 AM kernel[0]: en1: BSSID changed to REDACTED_MAC_ADDRESS
12/4/13 9:28:41.000 AM kernel[0]: AirPort: RSN handshake complete on en1
12/4/13 9:28:41.000 AM kernel[0]: **** [IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport][SuspendDevice] -- Resume -- suspendDeviceCallResult = 0x0000 (kIOReturnSuccess) -- 0xe000 ****
12/4/13 9:28:42.000 AM kernel[0]: flow_divert_kctl_disconnect (0): disconnecting group 1
12/4/13 9:28:42.302 AM airportd[72]: _doAutoJoin: Already associated to “HCC”. Bailing on auto-join.
12/4/13 9:28:42.670 AM SecurityAgent[24231]: objc[24231]: Class SFAskRevertToDefaultsPanel is implemented in both /System/Library/Frameworks/Security.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/SecurityAg ent.xpc/Contents/MacOS/SecurityAgent and /System/Library/CoreServices/SecurityAgentPlugins/loginKC.bundle/Contents/MacOS /loginKC. One of the two will be used. Which one is undefined.
12/4/13 9:28:42.670 AM SecurityAgent[24231]: objc[24231]: Class SFConfigureLoginKCPlugin is implemented in both /System/Library/Frameworks/Security.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/SecurityAg ent.xpc/Contents/MacOS/SecurityAgent and /System/Library/CoreServices/SecurityAgentPlugins/loginKC.bundle/Contents/MacOS /loginKC. One of the two will be used. Which one is undefined.
12/4/13 9:28:42.670 AM SecurityAgent[24231]: objc[24231]: Class SFAskLoginPwdMechanism is implemented in both /System/Library/Frameworks/Security.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/SecurityAg ent.xpc/Contents/MacOS/SecurityAgent and /System/Library/CoreServices/SecurityAgentPlugins/loginKC.bundle/Contents/MacOS /loginKC. One of the two will be used. Which one is undefined.
12/4/13 9:28:42.670 AM SecurityAgent[24231]: objc[24231]: Class SFAskLoginKCMechanism is implemented in both /System/Library/Frameworks/Security.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/SecurityAg ent.xpc/Contents/MacOS/SecurityAgent and /System/Library/CoreServices/SecurityAgentPlugins/loginKC.bundle/Contents/MacOS /loginKC. One of the two will be used. Which one is undefined.
12/4/13 9:28:43.544 AM configd[64]: network changed: DNS* Proxy
12/4/13 9:28:43.554 AM UserEventAgent[18]: Captive: [CNInfoNetworkActive:1655] en1: SSID 'HCC' making interface primary (cache indicates network not captive)
12/4/13 9:28:43.554 AM UserEventAgent[18]: Captive: CNPluginHandler en1: Evaluating
12/4/13 9:28:43.560 AM configd[64]: network changed: v4(en1!:10.0.1.6) DNS+ Proxy+ SMB+
12/4/13 9:28:43.564 AM UserEventAgent[18]: Captive: en1: Not probing 'HCC' (cache indicates not captive)
12/4/13 9:28:43.565 AM UserEventAgent[18]: Captive: CNPluginHandler en1: Authenticated
12/4/13 9:28:44.173 AM racoon[24238]: accepted connection on vpn control socket.
12/4/13 9:28:44.714 AM apsd[70]: Deleted keychain /Library/Keychains/apsd.keychain
12/4/13 9:28:44.718 AM apsd[70]: can't create keychain, status = -67671
12/4/13 9:28:44.718 AM apsd[70]: Keychain not ready, unable to provision client certificate
12/4/13 9:28:44.722 AM apsd[70]: can't create keychain, status = -67671
12/4/13 9:28:44.722 AM apsd[70]: <APSCertificateManager: 0x7fd4e2e25470>: Failed to get client cert on attempt 70, will retry in 900 seconds
12/4/13 9:28:44.749 AM apsd[70]: can't create keychain, status = -67671
12/4/13 9:28:44.749 AM apsd[70]: Couldn't find keychain when fetching certificate
12/4/13 9:28:44.749 AM apsd[70]: +[APSCertificateStorage certificateForName:]: SecItemCopyMatching (err = -25300)
12/4/13 9:28:44.749 AM apsd[70]: Couldn't find identity for saved cert name REDACTED
12/4/13 9:28:44.751 AM apsd[70]: can't create keychain, status = -67671
12/4/13 9:28:44.752 AM apsd[70]: Keychain not ready, unable to provision client certificate
12/4/13 9:28:44.754 AM apsd[70]: can't create keychain, status = -67671
## Error Message When Dialog for Keychain Not Found is Displayed
12/4/13 9:28:45.705 AM WindowServer[191]: [cps/setfront] Failed setting the front application to SecurityAgent, psn 0x0-0x2ec2ec, securitySessionID=0x186a6, err=-600

I had a similar issue and fixed by going into preferences, network and under WIFI checked the box "ask to join new networks". This should not normally make a difference but it fixed my issue.

GE70 Issues on Startup / Resume from Sleep

Ever since I got my laptop back from it's first RMA to fix the fan which had stopped working, I've been having issues with the hard drive. For some reason the packing slip on the first RMA said they also replaced the HDD, which was working fine I though. What happens is that when it's been off for several hours, when I go to turn on the system the BIOS can't find the HDD to boot from. Putting my ear to where the hard drive is I can hear a faint repeating click.
Needless to say this was quite alarming, so I called support. They had me open the back on check the connections and try again. I redid the connections and the problem still persisted. Before he gave me a second RMA I tried once more and to my surprise was able to boot into windows! The tech on the phone advised me to call back for an RMA if the problem came back. It came back later that night, after trying to resume Windows from sleep. The same clicking could be heard from the HDD as windows locked up on me. Further reboots had the same issue. I called back and RMA #2 was issued.
This is where it gets annoying. The tech working on the second RMA called me and said he couldn't recreate the problem, and would be sending that laptop back. Imagine my surprise when after unboxing my laptop and trying to boot it up resulted in the exact same issue I'd sent it in for the second RMA. I've been doing what test I can over the weekend, and so far I've gotten the clicking / not detected on every startup in the morning. It doesn't matter if it's just on battery or plugged in, or no battery and plugged in, the issue persists and the BIOS doesn't see the HDD. If I listen really closely to the HDD though, on startup or resume, and listen for the click to go away, I can then boot into windows and everything seems to run fine.
Needless to say this is especially confusing. If it's not the HDD that's failing then for some reason the laptop isn't getting it the power it needs on startup. It's probably not the AC adapter, or the wall socket / wiring as it still happens on battery only, and it's probably not the battery since it still happened without the battery in. What does that leave us? Motherboard issues perhaps? Maybe a power problem in the Laptop itself? I'm stumped at this point, and not looking forward to a third long RMA period should it (likely) be needed. Hopefully I'll be able to get my hands a good 2.5 inch HDD tomorrow for more testing, but for now I'll post this and see if anyone has encountered something similar or has any ideas.
Thanks in advance.

Searching in Event Viewer has turned up the following entries that coincide with resuming Windows from sleep mode with the mentioned clicking sound.
wuaueng.dll (1148) SUS20ClientDataStore: A request to write to the file "C:\windows\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\DataStore.edb" at offset 0 (0x0000000000000000) for 32768 (0x00008000) bytes succeeded, but took an abnormally long time (27100 seconds) to be serviced by the OS. This problem is likely due to faulty hardware. Please contact your hardware vendor for further assistance diagnosing the problem.
- Provider
[ Name] ESENT
- EventID 508
[ Qualifiers] 0
Level 3
Task 7
Keywords 0x80000000000000
- TimeCreated
[ SystemTime] 2013-05-10T22:25:38.000000000Z
EventRecordID - 48681
Channel - Application
Computer - <snippy>
Security
- EventData
wuaueng.dll
1148
SUS20ClientDataStore:
"C:\windows\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\DataStore.edb"
0 (0x0000000000000000)
32768 (0x00008000)
27100
Not entirely sure what it means, but there are log entries for this during the time it was in the hands of the msi tech for RMA #2.
EDIT: Just did a short self-test with HD Sentinel and it found no errors, though it did take over 15 minutes.

System Keychain Issue?

I am prompted to manually log into a network on startup. I've tried many things to fix it ... first aid, deleted airport preferences, deleted keychains, created new admin users, deleted networks, deleted passwords from the keychain, & even reinstalled the system twice. I had a similar problem with my mail preferences that were fixed when I reset the user keychains. My hunch at this point is that the "system" keychain is corrupted. Does anybody know how to easily reset the system keychain. My next step is a 100% clean install of the entire hard drive if I can't figure this out.
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Mokkdoom, give this a try:
Open Keychain app. (Utilities folder).
At the bottom left, under the sidebar, click on 'Show Keychains'.
The top of the sidebar slides down to reveal keychains - click on 'System'.
You'll see in the main large window to the right the keychain you need to delete (AirPort?).
Delete it from the Edit menu (or the delete key on your keyboard). It'll be recreated next time you are asked for a password, but won't keep pestering you after that (if all goes well!).
Go to the bottom left of the window and click on Hide Keychains.
See if that does the trick. I can't claim credit for it - it's a problem/solution that's been mentioned often on these forums.

Keychain issues - beyond already answered

So I know there are a ton of topics on this.
Out of the blue, I started getting the keychain not found messages. At some point in my troubleshooting, the keychain was deleted.
I've read about the deleting the unique code in terminal, that won't work because the file is deleted.
Apple posts the tip to delete the keychain and recreate that, but I can't do that without the password for the remaining keychains.
I currently have 3 keychains listed:
-Local items
-System
-System Roots
When I start the Mac, or open any Apple program: Safarai, itunes, iphoto, etc. I get the keychain cannot be found error. If I dismiss them they just keep coming back up.
None of the solutions posted have helped me.
I have no idea how to use Terminal, so maybe that can be an issue, but I pretty much copy and pasted the items in the other answers and that hasn't helped because the keychain that went "bad" was deleted.
I cannot delete, run first aid, or rename any item because I do not have a password.
Any assistance would be appreciated.

It sounds like your problem, at least in part, is that you do not have the password for your user account. If that's the case: How to Reset OS X User Account Passwords – Computer Skills – Tuts+

Keychain issues

On my Macbook pro the Login Keychain is missing and I have been unable to fix this issue.
So far I have tried: Keychain First Aid, creating a new profile, manually try to create a new Login Keychain, deleting the keychain plist file but nothing has worked. I keep getting an error that the Keychain cannot be created or fixed. I even took the laptop to the Apple store but they did have any ideas. Can someone please help me?
Thanks

Did the issue occur with the new account's keychain? If not, then you need to isolate the conflict or corruption. You can proceed in two ways. One is to log into your new account, make a list of the preference files (plists) located in /username/Library/Preferences/, including any in the ByHost subfolder, log back into the original account, move everything on that other account's list from the original account's Preferences folder into a newly created folder on the Desktop, log out and back in, and see if the problem goes away. If so, you can copy the ones in the Desktop folder (one at time) back into /Preferences/, restart, and see if the problem returns. If so, you've identified the corrupt/conflicting one. Continue with all of them until isolating the bad ones. That'll save you the trouble of resetting preferences.
The second way is much more detailed and I'll not burden you with the steps unless the above doesn't fix the issue.

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I am getting the following message in Safari every few minutes:
"A keychain cannot be found to store "Safari".
I have Office 2008 installed, I know there are some issues there.
I have tried the Keychain Health Check and also the option to reset the Keychain and nothing seems to make this message stop appearing.
Any ideas?
Thanks!

Josh, Try moving the 'com.apple.keychainaccess.plist' file to your desktop (don't trash it).
Restart and see if that helps.
HD/Users/yourhome/Library/Preferences/ com.apple.keychainaccess.plist
Good luck,
Tom

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