Keychain frustration - How do I disable it?

My teachers log into an Xserve and run Entourage for email. I have had a lot of problems with Keychain access. I don't need it (I think), we are not the Bank of America. How do I disable it?

It sounds like you need my Keychain 101 class. I'll give you the quick version.
Your Keychain is an encrypted database where Mac OSX stores the passwords that you ask it to remember. As with any encrypted database, it can only be read with the right key (or password). By default, the password for your keychain (called login) is the same as your login password. When your login password matches your keychain password, the keychain unlocks when you log in.
You cannot unlock any keychain without knowing what the password is. This is Apple's way of making it safe to store passwords inside a file.
Out of sync: So how do passwords get out of sync in a managed environment? 2 main ways: 1) an administrator changes the password of a user. This causes the user's login password to no longer match the keychain password. 2) A users password expires, and is forced to change it at the login screen (prior to 10.4.6). This also causes an issue because the keychain is not unlocked at the time the password is changed. The keychain must be unlocked to change the password that it is encrypted with.
Luckily, there is a great little utility called Keychain Minder (Google it) which aids you in keeping your keychain in sync. It was developed by the friendly folks at afp548.com specifically for this reason. I won't get into details about what it does, but it works really well.
If you want to keep a healthy keychain, change your login password before it expires (it would be nice if Apple had a warning... ) and don't forget it and force an administrator to change it on the server.
As for "needing" keychain.. if you want people to be able to store passwords in OS X, you need a keychain to put them in.
Hope this helps.

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