Mail and Keychain

I have about 10 different mail accounts, on 2 of them only, the password won't register with my keychain even though I keep checking the box and then again only some of the times
Any ideas ?

could be a corrupt keychain entry. open Keychain Access and delete the keychain entries for those accounts. then try saving them again.

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How do I use Migration Assistant to get my Mail and Keychain settings from

How do I use Migration Assistant to get my Mail and Keychain settings from my Power Mac G5 2.3Ghz? I just purchased a new 2.5 MacBook Pro which will be delivered tomorrow, and I want to to know how to transfer Mail and Keychain?
Thank You in advance for your reading and replying.
Kindest Regards,
Sebastian

Rather than using Migration Assistant, which can cause trouble with the PPC to Intel change, simply boot the G5 in FireWire target disk mode and manually transfer the following:
/Home/Library/Keychains (copy the whole folder)
/Home/Library/Mail (copy the whole folder)
/Home/Library/Preferences/com.apple.mail.plist
You might want to look over Kappy's helpful guide for migrating, which covers the full process for a manual migration (including the above files).
Hope this helps...

Mail and Keychain Problem

I would like to refer to the problem of Mail asking multiple (50 plus) a day for the passwords for POP accounts. The question has been posted a couple of times here and a dozens of times in other forums. Nobody was able to give an answer. If nobody has an answer to a software problem, then it is normally called a bug.
The simple question to Apple: When will you fix this bug? It makes Mail basically unusable.
Regards

sorry to have not provided details, as everybody I know has this problem. and a couple of others-:)
-http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=549320&tstart=150
-http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=542171&tstart=270
-http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=548118&tstart=285
they all relate to exactly the same problem and they have been asked in the last 4-5 days in this forum and no solution has been offered. The last time I looked for an answer was 4 weeks ago and the ratio of asked questions (this question) and no answers was the same. I have seen this question in all other Mac user forums and no solution has been offered there as well. This has let me to the hypothesis, that it is a bug.
ok the details:
I have 5 POP accounts on my mac and one .Mac account. The .Mac never has a problem, but the POP accounts ask for the password randomly, sometimes twice a minute. This must happen when Mail checks with the respective mail server for new messages. The problem has popped up half a year ago, I believe when Tiger got introduced. We are five people in our office and everybody has this problem, at work and at home and with 6 different providers.
Even if you check the box, "Save password in Keychain" it happens again. You can avoid this by closing Mail and just opening it when you check for new mail every couple of hours, or you can hit the button "Connect to Internet" in Mail. If you are lucky all the POP accounts get downloaded.
I have tried the Keychain fixes, everything that got posted as possible fixes. Nothing worked.
Help would be appreciated.
G4 17 inch Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Mail and keychain problems when upgrading to SL

I have tried twice to upgrade to SL from 10.4.11.
Initially everything is smooth as glass, fast, no issues at all.
After I open mail everything works fine. After closing mail; the next time I open it and try to get mail the little boxes asking for my password shows up on 3 of the 5 accounts.
I add the password and I can get mail.
However if I check the box to save the PW to the keychain, mail stops working. In the worst case I loose all my mail in the account where I asked for the PW to be saved.
Needless to say I only did that once.
I do NOT get the use mail 1st time message until I loose my mail. Then everything is gone
I have tried to remove and re-add the offending accounts both in mail set-up and in thew keychain.
" " " " " the mail.plist.
" " " " " " " " to the desktop and re-placing it.
I have talked to apple support and nobody has a clue. 1st time was Aug, '10, then again this weekend.
Still the same problem.
On the positive side Safari was working again, and Aperture "flew"
So I really want to upgrade.
The people I have talked to who have upgraded from 10.4.11 to SL do not seem to have had a problem.
Everything works fine with Tiger, except Safari and Aperture is slow. Firefox is also slow, but Safari doesn't work anymore.
Being a former techie (retired now) I have checked, DBL checked and tripple checked. Permissions are fine, althoug after the upgrade there were a couple that I fixed.
I am back on Tiger, Good thing I backup frequently.
Please can anyone assist?????
I am going to try it again, but not until I get some productive feedback
Thanks
Hanne333

Thank you for the total lack of help!!
Next time someone asks::
Go to keychain firstaid ( I am assuming you know how to get there ;-p
and run it, then repair it
Keychain now works

Since upgrading to OS 10.8.5 login keychain corrupted keeps asking for password for OSX, mail and Safari. Solutions?

Ever since upgrading to OS 10.8.5 login keychain corrupted; keeps asking for pasword tor OSX, mail and Safari. Help!

Have you tried opening Keychain Access and running Keychain First Aid (under the Keychain Access menu) on the login keychain?

Why is mac mail and ical always asking for my login keychain?

This problem is driving me crazy! Every time I close my Mac and then reopen it, I get windows saying that Mail needs my login keychain, and the same for iCal and sys admin. I've done the KeyChain first aid and nothing works. Help!

Applications/Utilities/Keychain Access. Try deleting your Mail and Calendar passwords.
Password not Saved
Password – Mail keeps asking for Password

I am using a Macbook Air mid 2012 and an apple application "Mail". With only one email account (Yahoo), everything works perfectly. But the problem started when I added GMAIL account. Now it keeps on asking for my password for gmail and keychain.

With only Yahoo account in my Macbook Air "Mail", everything works perfectly. Problem started when I added my Gmail account. It keeps on asking my account and keychain passwords. And all my accounts always works offline.

It sounds like you may need to go into Mail>Preferences>Accounts and Complete setting up you Gmail account. It may not be finished being setup. For instance, note the line below to be selected from the drop down list in "Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP", then "Edit SMTP Server List":
Hope this helps

Mail, POP Account, and Keychain password

DIdn't see a "Mail" forum so posted here.
New behavior on the computer, not related to any software update or other changes.
Recently I get a dialog box stating that the ISP server rejected my password, please enter password. The box also offers to keep a copy in my keychain. Thought it might be too many of the same pw in the keychain, so went to keychain access and ensured there's one incoming and one outgoing pw for the ISP in the list. Also did the keychain repair thing and no problems found.
It's an inconsistent behavior, and I'm not sure if there's not a problem at the ISP end. I get mail, but the dialog box every time the computer checks for mail is distracting. Any ideas?

Are all your mailboxes online or greyed out?
Occasionally mine have gone offline when the request for a password has been made.
If any are offline put them back using these instructions from Ernie:-
Click on Mailbox and then on Online Status -- select this account and say to take it back Online. Then Quit Mail, and relaunch. Your provider probably had a problem, and this double step approach should get things back to normal, if the provider has recovered on their end.

Moving Mail, Address Book and Keychains from Old Computer to New Computer

My issue: Moving mail, address book and keychains from Panther (old machine) to Leopard (new machine). Old machine (500mh G4 power pc) will not connect directly via firewire to new machine (iMac intel). So, I have to move the files manually via a firewire hard drive.
I am looking for a document that will tell me exactly which files to move. Can someone please help me find this document? Thank you. Dale
P.S. I have no issues with installing Leopard. I only need to move the mail, address book and keychains from old to new machine. No .mac account is available.

for address book: go to your old mac, launch ab, and go to file>export and export your contacts as vcards, select all cards before that, then bring that export file to the new mac, and launch ab there, then go to file>import as vcards and you should be set as far as contacts are, but not as far as groups if you have extensive groups. that would be the safe option. the other option is to go to homefolder/library/application support/address book and move that folder to the new mac. the only question i have is... is the database structure and files the same between panther and leopard, which is why i suggest the first option of import/export of vcards.
for mail, in your old panther go to homefolder/library/mail and move that mail folder to the new mac. make a copy of that folder, then move one copy to the same location in the new mac.
for keychain, in your old panther go to homefolder/library/keychain, you want to bring the file that is in that folder to your new mac. make a copy of that folder, then move one copy to the same location in the new mac.
once that is done, you may have to do some more steps with mail, once you launch mail, such as importing mailboxes. let me know if that is the case.
hope this helps

My iMac running 10.7.5 has suddenly developed the habit of asking for my keychain password every 10 minutes or so. iTunes, mail and airport are the usual requesters. I have not recently changed my password.

My iMac running 10.7.5 has suddenly developed the habit of asking for my keychain password every 10 minutes or so. iTunes, mail and airport are the usual requesters. It's making me nuts! And no, I have not recently changed my password to start this new issue.

Hello dowaco
Try running Keychain First Aid on your keychain or just rese your Keychain to create another keychain to see if that resolves the issue of the repeated prompts for the password.
Resetting your keychain in Mac OS X
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1544
Regards,
-Norm G.

Installing Mavericks produced "a connection error occurred" in Mail and "connection failed" in App Store

Dear Apple Support Community!
I installed Mavericks OS X on my iMac immediately after it was released. I was soon starting to experience trouble with logging in to Mail and App Store. After contacting Apple Support and trying various tips and tricks to no avail, like re-installing Mavericks for instance, I just decided to wait for an update of the OS X to see if that would solve my problems. Unfortunately, that didn't help either.
I therefore turn to the Apple Support Communities in hope of expert help that will solve my problems.
Here are the actions that result in error messages:
Mail > Choose a mail account to add > Google > Continue > Name/Email Address/Password > Set Up > A connection error occurred.
App Store > Sign In > Apple ID/Password > Sign In > Connection failed.
I have three accounts on my computer:
System Administrator, Guest Account and Other.
I use the “Other” account as my regular account. When I log in to the System Administrator or Guest Account I don’t experience any problems; Mail and App Store work as they should.
Booting in safe mode does not solve the problem:
I disconnected all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and removed all aftermarket expansion cards. I booted in safe mode and logged in to the account with the problem.
I tested the said actions while in safe mode. The problems were the same.
After testing, I rebooted as usual (i.e., not in safe mode) and verified that I still had the problems.
Info about my Mac:
iMac
24-inch Mid 2007
Processor 2,8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory 4 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Graphics ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro 256 MB
Serial Number xxxxxxxxxxx
Software OS X 10.9.1 (13B42)
Console System Logs
Console log – All Messages
Action:
Mail > Choose a mail account to add > Google > Continue > Name/Email Address/Password > Set Up > A connection error occurred.
02.02.14 12:41:38,030 SafariNotificationAgent[43964]: Error calling realpath on the home directory.
02.02.14 12:41:38,032 com.apple.launchd.peruser.0[166]: (com.apple.SafariNotificationAgent[43964]) Exited with code: 1
02.02.14 12:41:38,032 com.apple.launchd.peruser.0[166]: (com.apple.SafariNotificationAgent) Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
02.02.14 12:41:38,231 com.apple.internetaccounts[66431]: +[IAGoogleAuthTokenManager keychainEntryForUserName:] [359] -- Failed to fetch keychain item for "xxxxxx@xxxxxx" (code -67674)
02.02.14 12:41:38,234 com.apple.internetaccounts[66431]: +[IAGoogleAuthTokenManager setKeychainEntry:ForUserName:] [380] -- *** Failed to store token in keychain for "xxxxxx@xxxxxx" (code -67674)
02.02.14 12:41:38,263 sandboxd[91]: ([66431]) com.apple.intern(66431) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:41:38,270 sandboxd[91]: ([66431]) com.apple.intern(66431) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:41:38,282 sandboxd[91]: ([43640]) Mail(43640) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:41:38,291 sandboxd[91]: ([43640]) Mail(43640) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:41:38,300 sandboxd[91]: ([43640]) Mail(43640) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:41:38,309 sandboxd[91]: ([43640]) Mail(43640) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:41:38,318 sandboxd[91]: ([43640]) Mail(43640) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:41:38,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: Mail(43640) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:41:38,352 Mail[43640]: CFNetwork SSLHandshake failed (-67674)
02.02.14 12:41:38,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: Mail(43640) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:41:38,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: Mail(43640) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:41:38,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: Mail(43640) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:41:38,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: Mail(43640) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:41:38,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: Mail(43640) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:41:38,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: Mail(43640) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:41:38,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: Mail(43640) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:41:38,426 Mail[43640]: CFNetwork SSLHandshake failed (-67674)
02.02.14 12:41:38,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: Mail(43640) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:41:38,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: Mail(43640) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:41:38,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: Mail(43640) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:41:38,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: Mail(43640) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:41:38,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: Mail(43640) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:41:38,430 sandboxd[91]: ([43640]) Mail(43640) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:41:38,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: Mail(43640) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:41:38,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: Mail(43640) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:41:38,497 Mail[43640]: CFNetwork SSLHandshake failed (-67674)
02.02.14 12:41:38,498 Mail[43640]: NSURLConnection/CFURLConnection HTTP load failed (kCFStreamErrorDomainSSL, -67674)
02.02.14 12:41:38,498 Mail[43640]: -[IAAccountAuthenticator connection:didFailWithError:] [172] -- *** error: Error Domain=NSURLErrorDomain Code=-1200 "An SSL error has occurred and a secure connection to the server cannot be made." UserInfo=0x6000001b36a0 {NSURLErrorFailingURLPeerTrustErrorKey=<SecTrust 0x7fdf23579d20 [0x7fff75b66eb0]>, NSLocalizedRecoverySuggestion=Would you like to connect to the server anyway?, NSUnderlyingError=0x60000084b220 "An SSL error has occurred and a secure connection to the server cannot be made.", NSErrorPeerCertificateChainKey=(
    "<SecCertificate 0x7fdf2357bf90 [0x7fff75b66eb0]>",
    "<SecCertificate 0x7fdf23579ae0 [0x7fff75b66eb0]>",
    "<SecCertificate 0x7fdf23578e00 [0x7fff75b66eb0]>"
), NSLocalizedDescription=An SSL error has occurred and a secure connection to the server cannot be made., NSErrorFailingURLKey=https://www.google.com/accounts/ClientLogin, NSErrorFailingURLStringKey=https://www.google.com/accounts/ClientLogin, NSErrorClientCertificateStateKey=0}
Full report of the following incident:
02.02.14 12:41:38,270 sandboxd[91]: ([66431]) com.apple.intern(66431) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
com.apple.intern(66431) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
Process:         com.apple.intern [66431]
Path:            /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/InternetAccounts.framework/Versions/A/XPCServ ices/com.apple.internetaccounts.xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.internetaccounts
Load Address:    0x101a8b000
Identifier:      com.apple.internetaccounts
Version:         1 (1.0)
Build Info:      1-InternetAccountsFramework_executables~192000000000000
Code Type:       x86_64 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [1]
Date/Time:       2014-02-02 12:41:38.232 +0100
OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.9.1 (13B42)
Report Version: 8
Thread 0:
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib                  0x00007fff888ce5da __open + 10
1   Security                                0x00007fff8573d2af Security::MDSSession::updateDataBases() + 693
2   Security                                0x00007fff8578feef Security::MDSSession::DbOpen(char const*, cssm_net_address const*, unsigned int, Security::AccessCredentials const*, void const*, long&) + 145
3   Security                                0x00007fff8578fde3 mds_DbOpen(long, char const*, cssm_net_address const*, unsigned int, cssm_access_credentials const*, void const*, long*) + 211
4   Security                                0x00007fff8573ccd7 Security::MDSClient::Directory::cdsa() const + 93
5   Security                                0x00007fff857f995b Security::MDSClient::Directory::dlGetFirst(cssm_query const&, cssm_db_record_attribute_data&, cssm_data*, cssm_db_unique_record*&) + 39
6   Security                                0x00007fff8573c7b2 Security::CssmClient::Table<Security::MDSClient::Common>::startQuery(Security:: CssmQuery const&, bool) + 234
7   Security                                0x00007fff85761ca5 Security::KeychainCore::DynamicDLDBList::_load() + 329
8   Security                                0x00007fff85761b29 Security::KeychainCore::DynamicDLDBList::searchList() + 29
9   Security                                0x00007fff8587b2b5 Security::KeychainCore::StorageManager::getSearchList(std::__1::vector<Security ::KeychainCore::Keychain, std::__1::allocator<Security::KeychainCore::Keychain> >&) + 163
10 Security                                0x00007fff8587da18 Security::KeychainCore::StorageManager::optionalSearchList(void const*, std::__1::vector<Security::KeychainCore::Keychain, std::__1::allocator<Security::KeychainCore::Keychain> >&) + 88
11 Security                                0x00007fff85754f5c SecKeychainSearchCreateFromAttributes + 142
12 Security                                0x00007fff858930a8 _CreateSecItemParamsFromDictionary(__CFDictionary const*, int*) + 3493
13 Security                                0x00007fff8588fca7 SecItemCopyMatching_osx(__CFDictionary const*, void const**) + 133
14 Security                                0x00007fff8588f95d SecItemCopyMatching + 390
15 InternetAccounts                        0x00007fff900ad7c5 +[IAGoogleAuthTokenManager keychainEntryForUserName:] + 215
16 InternetAccounts                        0x00007fff900ad604 +[IAGoogleAuthTokenManager googleTokenForEmailAddress:shouldCreateToken:] + 48
17 com.apple.internetaccounts              0x0000000101a95c83
18 CoreFoundation                          0x00007fff8c991dec __invoking___ + 140
19 CoreFoundation                          0x00007fff8c991c54 -[NSInvocation invoke] + 308
20 Foundation                              0x00007fff844b5af6 -[NSXPCConnection _decodeAndInvokeMessageWithData:] + 1469
21 Foundation                              0x00007fff844b26be message_handler + 381
22 libxpc.dylib                            0x00007fff90ef6510 _xpc_connection_call_event_handler + 58
23 libxpc.dylib                            0x00007fff90ef5123 _xpc_connection_mach_event + 2124
24 libdispatch.dylib                       0x00007fff86e1aafe _dispatch_client_callout4 + 9
25 libdispatch.dylib                       0x00007fff86e1b3b8 _dispatch_mach_msg_invoke + 143
26 libdispatch.dylib                       0x00007fff86e19633 _dispatch_queue_drain + 359
27 libdispatch.dylib                       0x00007fff86e1a69e _dispatch_mach_invoke + 154
28 libdispatch.dylib                       0x00007fff86e19633 _dispatch_queue_drain + 359
29 libdispatch.dylib                       0x00007fff86e1a9dd _dispatch_queue_invoke + 110
30 libdispatch.dylib                       0x00007fff86e18fa3 _dispatch_root_queue_drain + 75
31 libdispatch.dylib                       0x00007fff86e1a193 _dispatch_worker_thread2 + 40
32 libsystem_pthread.dylib                 0x00007fff8c5ceef8 _pthread_wqthread + 314
33 libsystem_pthread.dylib                 0x00007fff8c5d1fb9 start_wqthread + 13
Binary Images:
       0x101a8b000 -        0x101a9efff com.apple.internetaccounts (1.0 - 1) <fedaf54b-d9b6-3da1-b4bc-e2cef64a8491> /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/InternetAccounts.framework/Versions/A/XPCServ ices/com.apple.internetaccounts.xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.internetaccounts
    0x7fff8441b000 -     0x7fff8471afff com.apple.Foundation (6.9 - 1056) <d608edfd-9634-3573-9b7e-081c7d085f7a> /System/Library/Frameworks/Foundation.framework/Versions/C/Foundation
    0x7fff85738000 -     0x7fff85990ff1 com.apple.security (7.0 - 55471) <233831c5-c457-3ad5-afe7-e3e2de6929c9> /System/Library/Frameworks/Security.framework/Versions/A/Security
    0x7fff86e16000 -     0x7fff86e30fff libdispatch.dylib (339.1.9) <46878a5b-4248-3057-962c-6d4a235eef31> /usr/lib/system/libdispatch.dylib
    0x7fff888b9000 -     0x7fff888d5ff7 libsystem_kernel.dylib (2422.1.72) <d14913db-47f1-3591-8daf-d4b4ef5f8818> /usr/lib/system/libsystem_kernel.dylib
    0x7fff8c5cc000 -     0x7fff8c5d3ff7 libsystem_pthread.dylib (53.1.4) <ab498556-b555-310e-9041-f67ec9e00e2c> /usr/lib/system/libsystem_pthread.dylib
    0x7fff8c958000 -     0x7fff8cb3dff7 com.apple.CoreFoundation (6.9 - 855.11) <e22c6a1f-8996-349c-905e-96c3bbe07c2f> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreFoundation.framework/Versions/A/CoreFoundation
    0x7fff90096000 -     0x7fff900e5ff7 com.apple.framework.internetaccounts (2.1 - 210) <c77069c7-928c-315c-aa61-d90543901f20> /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/InternetAccounts.framework/Versions/A/Interne tAccounts
    0x7fff90eeb000 -     0x7fff90f0ffff libxpc.dylib (300.1.17) <4554927a-9467-365c-91f1-5a116989dd7f> /usr/lib/system/libxpc.dylib
Full report of the following incident:
02.02.14 12:41:38,282 sandboxd[91]: ([43640]) Mail(43640) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
Mail(43640) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
Process:         Mail [43640]
Path:            /Applications/Mail.app/Contents/MacOS/Mail
Load Address:    0x10c586000
Identifier:      com.apple.mail
Version:         1827 (7.1)
Build Info:      5-Mail~1827000000000000
Code Type:       x86_64 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [166]
Date/Time:       2014-02-02 12:41:38.276 +0100
OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.9.1 (13B42)
Report Version: 8
Thread 0:
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib                  0x00007fff888ce5da __open + 10
1   Security                                0x00007fff8573d2af Security::MDSSession::updateDataBases() + 693
2   Security                                0x00007fff8578feef Security::MDSSession::DbOpen(char const*, cssm_net_address const*, unsigned int, Security::AccessCredentials const*, void const*, long&) + 145
3   Security                                0x00007fff8578fde3 mds_DbOpen(long, char const*, cssm_net_address const*, unsigned int, cssm_access_credentials const*, void const*, long*) + 211
4   Security                                0x00007fff8573ccd7 Security::MDSClient::Directory::cdsa() const + 93
5   Security                                0x00007fff857f995b Security::MDSClient::Directory::dlGetFirst(cssm_query const&, cssm_db_record_attribute_data&, cssm_data*, cssm_db_unique_record*&) + 39
6   Security                                0x00007fff8573c7b2 Security::CssmClient::Table<Security::MDSClient::Common>::startQuery(Security:: CssmQuery const&, bool) + 234
7   Security                                0x00007fff85761ca5 Security::KeychainCore::DynamicDLDBList::_load() + 329
8   Security                                0x00007fff85761b29 Security::KeychainCore::DynamicDLDBList::searchList() + 29
9   Security                                0x00007fff8587b2b5 Security::KeychainCore::StorageManager::getSearchList(std::__1::vector<Security ::KeychainCore::Keychain, std::__1::allocator<Security::KeychainCore::Keychain> >&) + 163
10 Security                                0x00007fff85787bc2 SecIdentityCopyPreference + 319
11 CFNetwork                               0x00007fff87b4f3e5 HTTPProtocolSSLSupport::getSSLCertsCached(__CFString const*) + 235
12 CFNetwork                               0x00007fff87b4f073 HTTPProtocol::setupSSLPropertiesOnStream(_CFURLRequest const*) + 363
13 CFNetwork                               0x00007fff87b3c234 HTTPProtocol::openStream() + 80
14 CFNetwork                               0x00007fff87b3b67a HTTPProtocol::useNetConnectionForRequest(NetConnection*, __CFHTTPMessage*, unsigned char) + 1750
15 CFNetwork                               0x00007fff87b3aeae HTTPConnectionCacheEntry::dispatchConnectionToProtocol(NetConnection*, HTTPProtocol*, HTTPRequestMessage*, unsigned char) + 276
16 CFNetwork                               0x00007fff87b3ac6d HTTPConnectionCacheEntry::notifyNextProtocolOfOpenConnection(NetConnection*, unsigned char) + 301
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Console log – All Messages
Action:
App Store > Sign In > Apple ID / Password > Sign In > Connection failed.
02.02.14 12:51:07,365 sandboxd[91]: ([44259]) App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:51:07,372 sandboxd[91]: ([44259]) App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:51:07,377 sandboxd[91]: ([44259]) App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:51:07,384 sandboxd[91]: ([44259]) App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:51:07,390 sandboxd[91]: ([44259]) App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:51:07,396 sandboxd[91]: ([44259]) App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:51:07,402 sandboxd[91]: ([44259]) App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:51:07,409 sandboxd[91]: ([44259]) App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:51:07,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:51:07,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:51:07,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:51:07,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:51:07,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:51:07,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:51:07,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:51:07,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:51:07,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:51:07,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:51:08,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:51:08,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:51:08,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:51:08,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:51:08,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:51:08,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:51:08,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:51:08,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:51:08,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:51:08,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:51:08,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:51:08,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
02.02.14 12:51:09,730 SafariNotificationAgent[44337]: Error calling realpath on the home directory.
02.02.14 12:51:09,732 com.apple.launchd.peruser.0[166]: (com.apple.SafariNotificationAgent[44337]) Exited with code: 1
02.02.14 12:51:09,732 com.apple.launchd.peruser.0[166]: (com.apple.SafariNotificationAgent) Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
Full report of the following incident:
02.02.14 12:51:07,365 sandboxd[91]: ([44259]) App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
Process:         App Store [44259]
Path:            /Applications/App Store.app/Contents/MacOS/App Store
Load Address:    0x107a6d000
Identifier:      com.apple.appstore
Version:         201 (1.3)
Build Info:      61-Firenze~201000000000000
Code Type:       x86_64 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [166]
Date/Time:       2014-02-02 12:51:07.307 +0100
OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.9.1 (13B42)
Report Version: 8
Thread 0:
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib                  0x00007fff888ce5da __open + 10
1   Security                                0x00007fff8573d2af Security::MDSSession::updateDataBases() + 693
2   Security                                0x00007fff8578feef Security::MDSSession::DbOpen(char const*, cssm_net_address const*, unsigned int, Security::AccessCredentials const*, void const*, long&) + 145
3   Security                                0x00007fff8578fde3 mds_DbOpen(long, char const*, cssm_net_address const*, unsigned int, cssm_access_credentials const*, void const*, long*) + 211
4   Security                                0x00007fff8573ccd7 Security::MDSClient::Directory::cdsa() const + 93
5   Security                                0x00007fff857f995b Security::MDSClient::Directory::dlGetFirst(cssm_query const&, cssm_db_record_attribute_data&, cssm_data*, cssm_db_unique_record*&) + 39
6   Security                                0x00007fff8573c7b2 Security::CssmClient::Table<Security::MDSClient::Common>::startQuery(Security:: CssmQuery const&, bool) + 234
7   Security                                0x00007fff85761ca5 Security::KeychainCore::DynamicDLDBList::_load() + 329
8   Security                                0x00007fff85761b29 Security::KeychainCore::DynamicDLDBList::searchList() + 29
9   Security                                0x00007fff8587b2b5 Security::KeychainCore::StorageManager::getSearchList(std::__1::vector<Security ::KeychainCore::Keychain, std::__1::allocator<Security::KeychainCore::Keychain> >&) + 163
10 Security                                0x00007fff85787bc2 SecIdentityCopyPreference + 319
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I have had somewhat similar problems as Øystein Ange since upgrading from Snow Leopard to Mavericks in January. But fortunately, I have been able to solve many of them after a lot of trial & error, frustration and sweat! I now long for the more than 2 years of previous Snow Leopard usage when problems were small, few and far between, and quickly solvable. I feel as if Apple has cut me adrift and left me to struggle on my own with the seemingly numerous problems of getting the performance of Mavericks to finally stabilize on my iMac.
Øystein's Feb. 8th post asks some of the same Mavericks questions that I still have. It would be very helpful to me, and to others I'm sure, if someone/anyone has specific suggestions or solutions on what one could/should do to fix specific problems with newly installed Mavericks OSs, short of a clean, full re-install of the OS.
I have one admin account plus the guest account on my iMac Mavericks. Does this mean my admin account is a/the root account?! How can one tell whether or not they are logging in with a root account?! What's the distinction between the root account, a user's admin account, and other standard users' accounts?! Could someone please recommend a definitive Apple document describing all the various types of Mavericks accounts, in detail, and how/when/where/why each type should be used before or along with any of the others?
Why is it suddenly a no-no to log on to Mavericks via the root user account, when previous OS versions had no problem with this?! What's the purpose of the root user account if not to use it to log on to the computer?! If it's so dangerous, why isn't it internally safeguarded from inadvertent logins by casual users?! What damage or harm are we talking about, and why weren't personal-use customers given a big warning about this apparent "booby trap" in Mavericks?! Saying NEVER DO THAT is like closing the barn door after the horse has already bolted, and it explains nothing to the casual user.
We can't just do a clean re-install every time something in Mavericks hiccups?! Based on my recent experience, and on what I'm seeing in this thread, I would have had to re-installed it a half dozen times in the past 2 months alone!! That's nonsensical. There's got to be a better way of fixing a newly installed Mavericks OS than doing a re-install over and over again. Why don't the Mac diagnostic and troubleshooting tools work in Mavericks' case, as they have done for me on many occasions on earlier OS versions?! What is it about Mavericks that makes it different this time?! Could it possibly have something to do with integration of Mavericks and iCloud; and, if so, what specific cautions should the casual user observe to make sure they don't jeopardize the integrity of Mavericks by doing something similar to logging in from the root account?!
Many customers need to be brought in out of the dark! Is there an Apple Mavericks expert out there who can advise the customer community on specifically how to apply the existing repair tools to solve specific Mavericks teething problems, without having to revert to multiple OS re-installs?

Mail and Address Book text appears as gobbledygook

The software headings and some of the input text in Mail and Address Book appears as random text symbols. For example in Address Book the headings beside the input boxes (Name, Tel, Fax, E-mail, etc) appear as random symbols. In the far right hand pane that shows the content of an Address Book entry, the two input boxes at the top that should display the christian and surname have also been replaced by random symbols.
In Mail, again it's the software headings that have been corrupted (To, From, Date, cc. But also my signatures are also now made of randon symbols as is any text that I enter into the body of a new e-mail.
This has not just happened and is the result of a series of problems.
In order they were:
1) created an Automator application to search my HD and copy all images (actually just after client photography and logos) to a folder called images on my desktop...I know stupid, stupid thing to do as I forgot about all of the millions of other images contained on the HD. By the time I realised my mistake my desktop (the 'put in folder' action clearly didn't work) was swarming with images but still running. I couldn't shut the app down and had to shut down the Mac with a Power button shut down. On rebooting, the desktop would not rebuild (with approx 11,500 images sitting on it, hardly surprising) and Finder kept crashing.
2) Despite the crashed finder I managed to set up a new Admin user and log in on this. I considered a target disk mode transfer to another machine, but this would have transferd the desktop issue. Under the new login I then changed the ownership of the old User folders and transfered all of the User Library items across the new identity. This is probably not best practice, but with hideous work pressure and screaming clients I had to act swiftly.
It is probably step two that has mucked things up. Everything else seems to be acting fine - even keychain access (the keychain was dragged across from the old user id) works fine after validating access when the alert window appears.
Complete idiotic user error, I know and, frustratingly, I'm a pretty experienced user with a fairly good grasp of Mac systems...however, this has foxed me.
Any urgent thoughts would be appreciated
Kind regards
Andrew
G4 Powerbook Alu 15" Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Thanks Eric, but unfortunately my Frankenstien Automator app was moving the originals and not making copies. I thank the gods I didn't roll out the app to the guys in the office before testing it myself. You could wreak havoc with these Automator apps if you so chose!
I now have the hideous task of trying to relocate 11,500 images..clearly will never do it and will have to wait until I find missing images then go look for them. Unfortunately the app had eaten its way through my web site folder before I stopped it and the thousands of auto generated image slices, bullet points, etc have been scattered to the winds.
Roll on Time Machine and OSX.5...plus a back-up regime or a 10gb iDisk account and 100mb broadband!
Regards

Mail and Address Book freezing on launch

Just recently, both Mail and Address Book have started freezing immediately after I launch them. I tried using DiskWarrior, repairing Permissions using Disk Utility, and repairing my Keychain, but the problem still persists. At first, Mail displays its window as expected, but it does not respond (although I can still move the window) and I get the spinning beachball cursor. Address book just brings up a blank window, with no expected contents. Like Mail, it does not respond, I get the spinning beachball cursor, and I can still move the window.
Any ideas as to what's going on and how to fix it?

Well, I don't see that option anywhere in Verizon's webmail service. But, it looks like your other suggestion is on the right track. With some minimal experimentation, I found that when I remove the "AddressBook" folder from "Application Support," the freeze disappears. But on the down side, only two contacts show up when I open Address Book. So for now, I've put the folder back where it was originally. Do you have any recommendations on how to narrow down the problem so that I can fix the freezes without having to lose the bulk of my contacts list (and have to piece it back together)?

Mail and Notes stopped working on my Macbook after 10.8.5 upgrade iOS7 upgrade

Hello
I recently upgraded my system to 10.8.5.
I also recently upgraded my 2 iphones to iOS7.
Then i found out my Notes were not syncing on my macbook pro, but the sync works fine on both iphones and when i check the iCloud website, they are also updated.
Then mail also stopped working and after reading some posts on this forum, i understand that mail and notes are somehow connected (both using IMAP?)..
I can't configure my iCloud email account on the mail app, i get a "iCloud IMAP « p03-imap.mail.me.com » not responding" answer, whatever i do. I tried deleting the account, deleting all entries linked to the mail app in the keychain, changing my iCloud password to match new apple password requirements.... nothing works.
And all my other email accounts don't work anymore either. Mail just won't connect with any Imap or Pop server.
My internet works fine, I can access all those emails account via webmail interfaces.
Again, my iCloud works fine on all other iOS7 devices.
What's the problem??
Thanks
jk

Mail.
Hold down the option key and go to Finder/Go, then select your User Library. Select Containers/com.apple.mail. Move the folder com.apple.mail to your desktop. You must move the entire folder, not just the contents.
Re-launch Mail and test. If the problem is solved, recreate any required Mail settings and import any emails you want to save from the folder on the desktop. You can then put the folder in the Trash. If the problem remains, return the folder to where you got it replacing the one that is there.
Information learned from Linc Davis.

Strange problem with auto-fill addresses in mail and address book

There's an entry in my address book (version 4.0.6) that keeps adding a first name to an entry. I keep deleting it and somehow the first name keeps getting added. I suspected that Mail (2.1.3) was using auto-fill or LDAP to take the name it remembered in Mail and put it in Address Book by associating the email address, so I turned off LDAP and auto-fill and the problem still persists.
As an aside, I use mobileme to sync two macs (Address Book) and a pc (Outlook) so I really want to clear up this problem so the phantom entry does not keep getting transfered to all databases.
Should I delete some cache or something? One other problem (unsure if it's related) is that my Mail application always ask for my keychain password on startup - I have tried the keychain repair app and it seemed to work once, though this problem persists, as well.
Thank you in advance!

Yes. the dot in front makes it invisible.
Show hidden files...
Open the terminal and type or copy/paste:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool true
Reverting to the default of NOT showing hidden files:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool false
Reboot or Force Finder quit needed for either change to show.
I'd move them both to the Desktop then reboot, if it works fine then you can Trash them.

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