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Keychain is the password management system used in Mac OS. If you change your Gatorlink password, you will also need to change the Keychain password, since it doesn’t update automatically. If the password saved in the keychain isn’t up-to-date, you will not be able to print or access shared drives.
Step 1:
How can the answer be improved? If your Mac keeps asking for the login keychain password The password of your macOS user account might not match the password of your login keychain. Either create a new login keychain or update it with your new password.
Go to the Finder’s Go menu and choose Utilities
Step 2:
Select Keychain Access
Select Keychain Access
Step 3:
Select the Login Keychain then select the “network password” or “internet password” for the printers and/or shares.
Select the Login Keychain then select the “network password” or “internet password” for the printers and/or shares.
Step 4:
Hold down the “control” key and click the keychain entry. Select Delete.
Hold down the “control” key and click the keychain entry. Select Delete.
Step 5:
Finally, add your new password to the Keychain:
Finally, add your new password to the Keychain:
Now, access your network resource (printer or share) and re-enter your username and password when prompted.
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Clear Keychain Access for Mac
This article describes how to remove previously stored passwords from your Mac’s Keychain Access application to troubleshoot mailbox lockouts.
Prerequisites
- Applies to: User or Administrator
- Difficulty: Easy
- Time needed: Approximately 10 minutes
- Tools required: Access to device with stored credentials
For more information about prerequisite terminology, see Cloud Office support terminology.
Clear old credentials
- Click the Spotlight Magnifying glass in the top right corner of your screen, or press command + space on your keyboard.
- In the Spotlight Search search bar, type Keychain Access.
- Select Keychain Access from the list of results.
- In the top right corner of Keychain Access enter your email address in the search bar.
- Select the entry that you want to remove and then press the Delete button on your keyboard.
- A box displays asking you to confirm the deletion. If it looks correct, click Delete.
After you have completed the above process, you can reopen your desktop mail application, where you will be prompted to enter your email credentials. If you continue to be prompted for your credentials, navigate to the Cloud Office Control Panel to unlock the mailbox.
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