Re: keychain G4 question
On Dec 8, 2008, at 3:34 PM, joe wrote: > > Will it then automatically start another login keychain next time she > logs in? And from then on, she should be able to save passwords > (like from Mail or whatever) in the keychain using the login password > that I recently reset using the install disk? Yes. This is a common problem when changing the password via the installer utility. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: keychain G4 question
On Dec 8, 2008, at 10:00 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: >> Sorry I wasn't very clear. It's a clean OS install (just one that I >> didn't do). There's nothing stored in keychain right now. The >> trouble is that I can't begin to use it for storing passwords without >> the keychain password itself to unlock it. I thought that just used >> the admin password or user password, but it doesn't. I re-set the >> admin password (the only account) using the install disk, but I can't >> unlock Keychain. > > Clark's advice is still dead on. Delete the login keychain, which you > can do without unlocking it. OK--I'll have my friend try this. When I was there and opened the Keychain Access app, there was nothing in the main panel, but now I realize that I wasn't looking in the "keychains" panel. If there's a locked login there, I'll tell my friend to delete that. Will it then automatically start another login keychain next time she logs in? And from then on, she should be able to save passwords (like from Mail or whatever) in the keychain using the login password that I recently reset using the install disk? Thanks! == Joe the Juggler 4148 Wyoming St. St. Louis, MO 63116 (314) 771-3243 http://joethejuggler.com == --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: keychain G4 question
On Dec 7, 2008, at 8:29 PM, joe wrote: > Sorry I wasn't very clear. It's a clean OS install (just one that I > didn't do). There's nothing stored in keychain right now. The > trouble is that I can't begin to use it for storing passwords without > the keychain password itself to unlock it. I thought that just used > the admin password or user password, but it doesn't. I re-set the > admin password (the only account) using the install disk, but I can't > unlock Keychain. Clark's advice is still dead on. Delete the login keychain, which you can do without unlocking it. You can also create a new admin user to make sure your admin account has that fresh new account smell and no weird stuff linked to old passwords. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: keychain G4 question
Joe, I had a similar problem when I installed 10.4 on my DA. I ended up just clicking on the keychain dialog box with no password entered, and it accepted that. I added a separate password for keychain later, but I'd have to fiddle around in the dialog boxes to remember how I did that. Keychain is a separate application from the main OS sysadmin password, and as I recall, if you forget the Keychain password, you're stuck and lose your passwords. I don't know about 10.3, but you might try just clicking on the keychain dialog box on a lark and see if it works. - Michael B. in Cincinnati On Dec 7, 10:29 pm, joe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Dec 7, 2008, at 4:53 PM, Clark Martin wrote: > > > > > > > joe wrote: > >> I just set up a second hand G4 digital audio with OS X 10.3 already > >> installed on it. I used the install disk to reset the admin > >> password, > >> but I didn't realize that the keychain password is also unknown to > >> me. > >> I can't unlock Keychain to put it to use. (There's nothing there at > >> this point--I just want to use it.) > > >> Is there any way to get or reset that password short of re-installing > >> the OS? > > > Use the "Keychain Access" utility to delete the keychain file(s). It > > should work okay after that. > > > You might be better off just creating a whole new admin user and > > deleting the old one, just to burn the gunk out. > > Sorry I wasn't very clear. It's a clean OS install (just one that I > didn't do). There's nothing stored in keychain right now. The > trouble is that I can't begin to use it for storing passwords without > the keychain password itself to unlock it. I thought that just used > the admin password or user password, but it doesn't. I re-set the > admin password (the only account) using the install disk, but I can't > unlock Keychain. > > I hope I'm using the terminology correctly. For example, I just set > up an account in Mail, and when you check mail you've got to re-enter > the password. After you do so, a dialogue pops up asking if you want > to store it in Keychain--to do so you need to enter the Keychain > password (the admin account password I just reset doesn't work). > > Does that make sense? (This is a computer I set up for someone else, > so I don't have quick access to it at the moment.) > > == > Joe the Juggler > 4148 Wyoming St. > St. Louis, MO 63116 > (314) 771-3243 > http://joethejuggler.com > == --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: keychain G4 question
On Dec 7, 2008, at 4:53 PM, Clark Martin wrote: > > joe wrote: >> I just set up a second hand G4 digital audio with OS X 10.3 already >> installed on it. I used the install disk to reset the admin >> password, >> but I didn't realize that the keychain password is also unknown to >> me. >> I can't unlock Keychain to put it to use. (There's nothing there at >> this point--I just want to use it.) >> >> Is there any way to get or reset that password short of re-installing >> the OS? > > Use the "Keychain Access" utility to delete the keychain file(s). It > should work okay after that. > > > You might be better off just creating a whole new admin user and > deleting the old one, just to burn the gunk out. > > Sorry I wasn't very clear. It's a clean OS install (just one that I didn't do). There's nothing stored in keychain right now. The trouble is that I can't begin to use it for storing passwords without the keychain password itself to unlock it. I thought that just used the admin password or user password, but it doesn't. I re-set the admin password (the only account) using the install disk, but I can't unlock Keychain. I hope I'm using the terminology correctly. For example, I just set up an account in Mail, and when you check mail you've got to re-enter the password. After you do so, a dialogue pops up asking if you want to store it in Keychain--to do so you need to enter the Keychain password (the admin account password I just reset doesn't work). Does that make sense? (This is a computer I set up for someone else, so I don't have quick access to it at the moment.) == Joe the Juggler 4148 Wyoming St. St. Louis, MO 63116 (314) 771-3243 http://joethejuggler.com == --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: keychain G4 question
joe wrote: > I just set up a second hand G4 digital audio with OS X 10.3 already > installed on it. I used the install disk to reset the admin password, > but I didn't realize that the keychain password is also unknown to me. > I can't unlock Keychain to put it to use. (There's nothing there at > this point--I just want to use it.) > > Is there any way to get or reset that password short of re-installing > the OS? Use the "Keychain Access" utility to delete the keychain file(s). It should work okay after that. You might be better off just creating a whole new admin user and deleting the old one, just to burn the gunk out. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
