Problem with keyring not really acceptable?

[Hugh Caley]

My Fedora 10 machine uses NIS for authentication.  I changed my NIS 
password.  I was able to successfully log into my Fedora box, but my 
first attempt to open an SSH session to another machine in 
gnome-terminal is blocked by the keyring, which wants the old password.

Is this really acceptable?  I don't know why I would need to access my 
local keyring in order to open a remote SSH terminal session anyway.  
But the keyring never helped with anything; I would still have had to 
enter a password for this connection, only with the keyring I have to 
enter two.

I don't remember being invited to create the original keyring, nor was I 
given an option to fix the problem when it occurred, nor does there seem 
to be local documentation to explain what is going on (other than a 
general description of what the keyring is supposed to do).  I had to 
search the Internet to find a way out of this, and I suppose I'll have 
the same problem if I change my password again. 

Hugh

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Hugh Caley, Linux Administrator
Aldon Computer Group
6001 Shellmound St. Suite 600
Emeryville, CA 94608

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