Keychain demand / Dashboard client

Leopard/MBP
Keep getting msg "Dashboard client needs access to your keychain" (detail: login).
Um, what exactly is "Dashboard Client" - the "speedometer" application itself, or some widget within it?
And - why does it want the login? (Perhaps: I have an IPaddress widget, Network Stat, which emails me when dynamic IP changes, to facilitate VNC access).
Thanks

Delete the file Library/Preferences/com.apple.dashboard.client.plist in your home folder, then log out and log back in.

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see the title.

the installer doesn’t flag the clients…that’s the problem. if I knew what it was complaining about I would kill it. please don’t tell me the installer is really saying “kill all the dashboard clients”. if that’s it then why doesn’t it offer to do it? either a) it knows where the conflict is but won’t tell me; or b) doesn’t know even if there is a conflict and leaves it up to me to guess. great. sure, I could kill them one by one and eventually find out which one, assuming the answer isn’t b), but I really think the installer could do a better job. up to me there would be no flash clients and thus no issues.
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I should also note that I am not only asking this question for myself, but for two other people who are running into the same error message when trying to do the installation. The other computers involved are a MacBook Pro identical to mine, and a brand new iMac. Thanks for any assistance!

Lauren Claus wrote:
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Restart the computer from Apple menu.
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Carolyn,
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I am attempting to download the latest Adobe Flash player and it keeps telling me to close my Dashboard client. How do I do this other than clicking the arrow on the dashboard page?

Hi there! I had the same exact problem... Tried closing everything and re-logging in, and it didn't work....
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WORKS PERFECTLY THE 1ST TIME!!! THANK YOU!!!
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Re: quitting dashboard client to install flash player Jul 16, 2013 3:07 PM (in response to ChitownJim)
STOP ALL ACTIONS!
Now that I have your attention, thank you.
Quit the DOCK, via the force quit available in the Activity Monitor.
Quit DOCK and watch DASHBOARD disappear
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When I attempt an update of Adobe Flash Player, the install program tells me to close down "Dashboard Client". I know what the Dashboard is, but what does the Adobe request require?

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I would try the following:
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2. "Repair Disk Permissions" from Disk Utility
3. Delete the following preference files:
~/Library/Preferences/widget-com.apple.widget.stickies.plist
~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dashboard.client.plist
~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dashboard.plist
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