Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Reset GNOME Keyring Password on Ubuntu

Method 1:

It is possible to clobber your keyring passphrase and settings from the Terminal. Open a terminal (Applications > Accessories > Terminal), and run the command:

rm ~/.gnome2/keyrings/login.keyring

On older systems you may need to try:

rm ~/.gnome2/keyrings/default.keyring

Method 2:

The second method bypasses the Terminal and uses the graphical interface strictly. To delete your current keyring, follow the steps below:

1. Navigate to Applications > Accessories > Passwords and Encryption Keys
2. Select the far-right tab “Passwords”
3. Select your keyring
4. Right-click and attempt “Change Password” or, if that doesn’t work, select “Delete”

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