What is Keychain Migration?

I used a 3rd party software program (that I've used for many years under OS 10.6.8) to create a bootable system backup of my OS 10.9.5 computer's HD onto an external OWC HD. When I went to test the backup, I was asked to provide a password by something called the Keychain Migration. Problem is that I've not set a password on the OS 10.9.5 computer and Keychain Migration wouldn't accept my no password password. The upshot is that after I dismissed Keychain Migration by canceling the window, then I no longer have permission to access my data files and none of my customizations to the OS or sidebar within finder windows are available on the OWC bootable system backup.
The OS 10.9.5 computer was purchased used from Amazon. I have no trouble opening System Preferences or Keychain Access with my no password password when booting from the OS 10.9.5 computer's internal HD. The version of the 3rd party backup software program that I used was the appropriate version for OS 10.9. I am in communication with that software's developer but would also like to learn from the Apple community just what has happened.
Any idea how I can either change the password needed for Keychain Migration or find out what that password is so I can have a functional bootable system backup on the external HD?

Apparently there were errors in the Keychain Access database causing differences between the password expected by Keychain Migration from that used by the Administer of the McBkPro's Admin User. To fix this go to Keychain Access's Preferences menu and run Keychain First Aid.

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You can change the password for your keychain at any time. However, if you want your default keychain to be unlocked automatically when you log in, make sure your keychain password is the same as your Mac OS X login password.
If your Mac OS X login password is not the same as your default keychain password, you'll be asked for the password whenever an application needs access to your keychain and your keychain is locked.
Open Keychain Access and select the keychain in the drawer (click Show Keychains if the drawer is closed).
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Type the current password for this keychain.
Type a new password, then type it again to verify.
Click OK.
You can use Password Assistant to help you choose a new password. Click the "i" button to see how secure your new password is.
from keychain access help searched "password for keychain access"
hope it helps you, Eme

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Cheers

Hmm... Do you have a backup of your Keychain(s) folder on your main Mac? Do that before trying anything else.
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Hi all!
Could anybody be so kind to post a step-by-step explanation how to export my keychain settings and import them to another Tiger and/or Leopard computer?
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Last week i went to interview, that person asked that...
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For iTunes: Apple - Support - iTunes.
If you setup your computer properly after first turning it on, then you created an admin user account with a username and password. These would have been saved in your system's keychain.
Keychain Access is a utility located in the Utilities folder.
Tutorial: Resolving Keychain Issues
If you can't access your keychain, or forget your password If you can't get into your keychain file because you've forgotten your password or the keychain file appears to be corrupt, there are a couple of options.
First, if you've forgotten your password, you can use the "Keychain First Aid" utility to make the keychain password the same as the login password. This can be accomplished via the following process:
1. Open Keychain Access (located in Applications/Utilities)
2. Go to the "Keychain Access" menu and select "Preferences"
3. Click the "First Aid" tab
4. Make sure the "Synchronize login keychain password" box is checked
5. Close the Preferences window
6. Go to the "Keychain Access" menu and select "Keychain First Aid"
7. Enter your username and password
8. Click the "Repair" button
The second option is to completely delete your keychain then recreate it. This routine is useful if your keychain appears to be corrupt or otherwise inaccessible. This can be accomplished as follows:
1. Launch Keychain Access (located in Applications/Utilities)
2. Click "Show Keychains" in the lower-left corner of the window.
3. Select the problematic keychain from the left-hand pane.
4. Navigate to the "File" menu and select "Delete Keychain '(name of keychain)'"
5. Check all options for deletion and press "OK"
6. Create a new keychain by going to the "File" menu, then "New" and selecting
"New Keychain"
7. You can now make this keychain your default if you desire by selecting it, then
going to the "File" menu and selecting "Make '(name of keychain)' Default"
Login as root and perform repair In some cases, problems with keychains can only be resolved when logged in as the root user.
First, you want to enable the root user:
1. OS X Mountain Lion: Enable and disable the root user
2. OS X Lion: Enable and disable the root user
3. Mac OS X 10.6: Enabling the root user
4. Enabling and using the "root" user in Mac OS X
After enabling the root user, and logging in under this account, again open Keychain Access. First attempt repairs using Keychain First Aid, and failing that, delete then recreate the keychain as described above while logged in as root.
Persistently asked for stored passwords If you are persistently asked for passwords in various applications that you have specified should be remembered in a keychain, your "login" keychain may not be active for one reason or another.
Navigate to ~/Library/Keychains/ (this is the Library folder inside your user's home folder). Find the file named "login.keychain" and double-click it.
Failing that, select the "login" keychain within the Keychain Access application and make sure it is the default keychain by going to the "File" menu and selecting "Make 'Login' Default"
Turn off Keychain synchronization in applications having problems If specific applications are experiencing issues when accessing password-protected material, the Keychain may be to blame.
The above comes from an article published on MacFixit.com.

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Keychain migration problem 10.3.9 - 10.5

I am in the process of moving my husband's user account from an old imac running 10.3.9 to an wiped iMac G5 PPC with a fresh install of 10.5. I used setup assistant and find now that the keychain didn't transfer. The older keychain is not the same format (homedirectory/library/keychain/login.keychain on the 10.5, homedirectory/library/keychain/his.name in the 10.3.9) so moving the folder homedirectory/library/keychain doesn't work. Safari's autofill items are also missing - can I assume this is the same issue?
Without manually entering each password, is there anyway to move these items over?
Thanks!

Log into his account, copy the his.name keychain over to his account, rename it login.keychain, and replace the one in his Keychain folder, log out and back in, launch Keychain Access, unlock the lock, and see if that does the trick. IIRC, the autofill stuff is stored in /Users/user/Library/Cookies/. So, you might want to copy that one over also.

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