Keychain won't show passwords!!

So when I click on a keychain and click show password a box pops up saying Keychain Access requires that you type your password. When I enter my login password I get a box that says Access to this item is restricted. What am I doing wrong? When I click on another keychain and click show password the box access to this item is restricted pops up without even asking for a password to access.
Please help!

Trey Page2 wrote:
So when I click on a keychain and click show password a box pops up saying Keychain Access requires that you type your password. When I enter my login password I get a box that says Access to this item is restricted. What am I doing wrong? When I click on another keychain and click show password the box access to this item is restricted pops up without even asking for a password to access.
Please help!
Have you run keychain repair?
Also this might help:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1544?viewlocale=en_US

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