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Fix a crash related to Keychain and updated programs System
I have been having issues with my keychains where the "XXX app has been updated. Do you want to allow the new version to access the same keychains?" dialog would keep coming up -- even after clicking Change All. No matter what I would do, the window would come back and end up hanging forever, forcing me to reboot.

After hours of frustration I found this article on unsanity.org that contained the fix. Open Terminal and type:
sudo mv /var/db/CodeEquivalenceDatabase \
/var/db/CodeEquivalenceDatabase.old
That resets the database used to determine what apps can access the keychains. The problem is now gone!

[robg adds: Read the linked article at unsanity for a lot more detail about how this specific file was identified as the culprit.]
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Fix a crash related to Keychain and updated programs
Authored by: justinph on Jun 12, '07 08:02:05AM

Thank you for this. I have had a bug open at apple for a while on this, but I wasn't smart enough to track it down to the CodeEquivalenceDatabase (or find unsanity's article).

Works like it should now.



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Fix a crash related to Keychain and updated programs
Authored by: catwink on Jun 15, '07 05:41:33AM

Saved alot of aggravation for me with 1Passwd app. Thanks.

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