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January 6, 2025
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Apple Mac OS - Adobe Acrobat Keychain login message - repeating message

  • January 6, 2025
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After updating acrobat reader I receive the same message: "I constantly get asked for the password to my 'keychain account" I do not know what this even means, still less what a password might be. None of the other passwords I use on the computer are accepted."

(see original post below)

 

In this forum an Adobe employee had a suggestion to delete all Keychain entries - DO NOT DO IT!

(It will take days to get back all your saved passwords - as the suggestion by the Adobe employee will delete ALL YOUR passwords, credentials, even your fingerprint from your account!!!)

 

@Adobe, solve this problem, please, without asking users to delete all their keychain info!!!

 

The orignal post was this:

 

Keychain password access
May 08, 2018

 

I constantly get asked for the password to my 'keychain account" I do not know what this even means, still less what a password might be. None of the other passwords I use on the computer are accepted.

I logged on to our Acrobat account yesterday, so that I could translate from an Acrobat document into a Word doc.

Since that time I have had nothing but problems. Google asks me to log in and then denies access, Facebook asks me to login.

How do I get out of this Acrobat do-loop and probably cancel my subscription to save more problems.

In a word - HELP!

 

 

THIS IS THE ANSWER BY ADOBE EMPLOYEE - DO NOT DO IT!!!

Adobe Employee , 
Dec 07, 2018

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Hi MartyNI,

 

As you get the Keychain login password pop-up after the recent update, try once the steps mentioned below:

- Open Keychain Access, which is in the Utilities folder within the Applications folder.

- From the Keychain Access menu, choose Preferences.

- Click General, then click Reset My Default Keychain.

- Authenticate with your account login password.

- Quit Keychain Access.

- Reboot your Mac.

Check if that helps.

 

Let us know how it goes.

 

Regards,

Meenakshi

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AnandSri
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January 26, 2025

Hello,

 

I hope you're doing well, and we apologize for the delayed response and the trouble.

 

Please ensure you have the latest version of Acrobat installed on the machine: 24.005.2039x Planned update, Jan 23, 2025. Check for any pending updates from the Menu > help > check for updates, install the updates, restart the app and the machine, and check.
For more information, see this: https://adobe.ly/4aza7Vt.

 

The solution/suggestion provided by the Adobe employee is accurate but may not work on certain machines with custom or managed environments. You can refer to a similar discussion and try the suggested solution:

I hope this helps.

Thanks,

Anand Sri.