Dave's OS X Hints

How to use 1. Launch the Keychain First Aid utility. 2. Enter your Mac OS X login name and password. 3. Choose either the Verify or Repair option. 4. Click the Start button. 5. If any issues are identified, click on Repair and then Star again. If you are not an administrator of the machine, and a repair would require administrator privileges (for example, if your keychain file is owned by a different user), you will be additionally prompted to enter an administrator password. Logs can be saved to disk for further troubleshooting by choosing "Save Log As..." from the File menu. Note for advanced users Keychain First Aid initially assumes that you want "factory default" behavior: a keychain that is transparently unlocked for you at login, and which never locks until you log out. However, users familiar with the Keychain Access utility may have chosen to create several keychains, enabled automatic locking, and/or chosen a different keychain password than the one used for login. You can modify the behavior of Keychain First Aid to better accomodate your customized configuration by choosing options in the Expert tab of the Preferences panel. Unless you are sure an option does not apply to your setup, it's recommended that you leave all the options checked.

Page maintained by d a v e If this information is useful to you, consider sending me something from my Wish List.

Archive | Home | OS X Tips | Safari Tips | Shell Scripts

This page last modified on 06/17/08