Safari not saving passwords in keychain

All of a sudden Safari stopped saving my usernames and passwords. It asks, and I say yes. But it doesn't save anything. HELP!

Launch Keychain Access in /Applications/Utilities/, select Keychain First Aid, and repair the login.keychain. Details in KA's help files.

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hi
i was wondering if any faced this same problem whereby Safari just doesn't remember the passwords anymore?
under safari > preferences > autofill > i have everything checked, incl users name and passwords
however, when i navigate to a website with a username/email and password to be entered, the email/username autofills, but NOT the password.
(i have been to this site, entered the password, and saved before)
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of cos i do instead of "not now" or "never" but it just happenss time and time again
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This is a very good article. http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3276
Use this page to determine if your email settings are correct, http://www.apple.com/support/macosx/mailassistant/ I doubt this is needed as per the symptoms.
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ok guys, I found out how to fix this.
First way (harder way):
1. Open the keychain access application that rests inside your utilities folder.
2. Push the "Show Keychains" button on the lower left, if your keychains are not visible
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5. Mark your new keychain and pick "Make Keychain "your keychain" Default"
6. Pick "Change Settings" from the "Edit" menu and uncheck everything.
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Alternative and much simpler way:
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Worked for me.
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