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At that point, you can perform a new backup to iTunes, creating a new password. If you have updated to iOS 11, you can directly reset your backup password from the Settings app on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.īefore iOS 11, the only way to recover and reset the backup password is to back up the device to iCloud, erase it, then restore it. But what happens if you forget your backup password? The keychain should now function with the new Administrator password.It's important to back up your iPhone and iPad, and it's just as important to encrypt that backup when you perform this process with iTunes. If the OK button is dimmed, deselect and reselect one of one’s own options. This will commit the changes and close the window.

Verify that no other keychains are selected.

In the resulting window, locate and click the keychains that are currently inaccessible.

Navigate to the Edit menu at the top of the screen and select Keychain List from the pull down menu.

This will launch the Keychain Access window.

Locate and double click the Keychain access icon.

This may be done by completing the following steps: When someone can no longer access his/her keychain or has recently reset his/her password by means other than those associated with the Accounts menu, his/her only option is to delete the keychains that cannot be accessed. This will close the Change Keychain Password window.

Click the OK button to commit the changes.

Re-enter the new password in the Verify box.

Enter the current password (If doing this for the first time, the password is the administrator password).

In the resulting Change Keychain Password window:.

Navigate to the Edit menu at the top of the screen and from the pull-down menu, select Change Password for Keychain “login”.

This will launch a Keychain Access window.

Locate and double click the icon entitled Keychain access.

When someone forgets his/her password and is forced to utilize other means to reset it (See FAQ entitled: How do I reset a Mac OS X System Administrator (root) Password?), he/she will no longer be able to use any keychain that had a password bound to the lost password. A default keychain binds to an Administrator password upon creation and will continue to update when the Administrator password is updated via the Accounts menu.