
Fortunately, I was able to reset my password using my Apple ID, but having done so, I cannot access my old keychain, which is a complete pain.

When I then typed my Apple password into the iCloud dialog, it just hung so that eventually I was forced to do a Force Quit to close that application.To cut a long story short, when I then restarted my macbook, it neither accepted my old, nor my new password (although I did notice that the password hint had changed). I'm not sure what that dialog was - possibly my keychain login, or something requiring a password to make administrative changes, but I couldn't type into it or move it, so had to close it. When I changed the password, the first thing that happened was that the iCloud application opened, with a login dialog, which was immediately obscured by another dialog which was disabled. At the same time, I ticked the box headed 'Allow user to reset password sing Apple ID'. Restore keychain access after error changing login password Hi,I decided to change my user password for my MacBook pro (macOS Sierra) using the standard user interface from System Preferences. Try these methods, everyone is aware of reinstating the os, but that is not end of the world you can also take second opinion from apple support senior advisor ( they can ask to send log details ) and within a week the keychain can be reset see this link to contact them Contact - Official Apple SupportĬontact Apple for support and service - Apple Support There are more methods by entering in recovery mode and resetting the login password, or creating a new keychain, but every time the most important of all " the iCloud verification code " that helps in every aspect must be in your records. Follow the upcoming steps and enter new login password. This will deactivate both your login keychain and icloud keychain. If Mac user has iCloud verification code in his records, the Apple ID, iCloud id and respective passwords, he can open keychain access through spotlight, open its preferences > click on reset my default key chain. Īlso login password is kept same as keychain password, and iCloud Keychain is totally different from it.

īut this method never works in Mac OS high Sierra.


This will remove passwords saved in it, when you again restart the Mac you have to save the passwords manually in internet accounts like web mail account and iCloud mail account also in air port express ( the wireless network or base station password ) > click on edit and enter the password. If you had opened - system library - clicked on keychain - deleted all the files than system keychain will get corrupted, and you enter in user library - the first alfa numerical was deleted in older versions like Mac OS El - Capitan and previous ones.
