Went online to try to find answers, got pointed to the 'reset my default keychain', clicked it and the program asked for the password for 'local items' keychain, tried my user password again, didn't work.. For you to change your login password, you need to enter the old password and new password. after the software changes your login password, an attempt is made to change the keychain password. this only succeeds if the old password you entered is the current keychain password.. After you or your mac administrator resets the password of your macos user account, your mac might ask you to update your keychain password or enter the password of your login keychain.it might also tell you that the system was unable to unlock your login keychain. that's because your login keychain is still using your old password..
Click the lock again to unlock the login keychain; after entering your login keychain password you should be presented with a dialog: question: q: mavericks keychain keeps asking to unlock "local items" after install more less. apple footer.. Recently, i discovered that i am unable to change the pin through keychain access when selecting the piv smart card keychain and selecting edit > change password for keychain "piv-etc". when attempting to change, i enter the current pin and the desired new pin twice but receive a message that says "try entering your information again".. Once the old password is deleted, the first time you try to access that network resource (e.g. wifi, network printers) again, the system will ask you for a password giving you the chance to enter the new one (which can then in turn be stored in the keychain):.
