Gmail keeps asking me to verify my account

[HungarianStan]

As it says above. When I open the Mail app on my Mac (latest Sierra), one of my gmail accounts (I have two) seems to have an issue, and I am asked to re-type my password for that account. My other Gmail account doesn't do it (or I don't remember). It does this about every two or three days, and it's been maybe two weeks now. Why? And what to do about it?

Apropos of nothing, this is the same account I complained about some weeks ago that has an incredible amount of spam sent to it. Is someone trying to log in with that account who is not me, and that's why it's asking? Just mindless speculation; I don't know how anything works.

Thoughts?

 

[chscag]

It does this about every two or three days, and it's been maybe two weeks now. Why? And what to do about it?

Try logging on to the Google mail site directly and access your finicky account from there. Then while you're there, change your password to a strong one that includes numbers, letters, and characters. See if that helps.

 

[HungarianStan]

Try logging on to the Google mail site directly and access your finicky account from there. Then while you're there, change your password to a strong one that includes numbers, letters, and characters. See if that helps.

Oh, I have such. Even some capitals and some not. Still, maybe it IS time to change my passwords...

You think it might be based on the accessed "strength" of the password that google is doing it?

 

[ManoaHi]

No, strength doesn't matter as far as setting one. It will warn you. What type of accounts are your two? There are personal Gmail accounts as well as a whole slew of G Suite (formerly Google Apps) types with various charges and rules. Also, are any of your accounts set with 2-Step Verification? I have 7 accounts of various types and they behave slightly differently. I have 2-Step Verification enabled everywhere (including non-Google) that allows it. For G Suites the Super Admin can "force" 2-Step Verification on. Did that happen to you? I might be grasping at straws here.

 

[HungarianStan]

No, strength doesn't matter as far as setting one. It will warn you. What type of accounts are your two? There are personal Gmail accounts as well as a whole slew of G Suite (formerly Google Apps) types with various charges and rules. Also, are any of your accounts set with 2-Step Verification? I have 7 accounts of various types and they behave slightly differently. I have 2-Step Verification enabled everywhere (including non-Google) that allows it. For G Suites the Super Admin can "force" 2-Step Verification on. Did that happen to you? I might be grasping at straws here.

They're both personal Gmail accounts (as far as I can tell).

To report, it happened again; I signed onto my Mac at home, and when I opened the Mail app, it asked for the Gmail password for that same account again. Gah!

 

[ManoaHi]

They're both personal Gmail accounts (as far as I can tell).

If they're both have [email protected] then it they are personal accounts.

it asked for the Gmail password for that same account again

I must have missed it, but when you supply the password, does it work? Also, it was asked and you replied, but does work when you go directly through a browser? Have you checked the one that works, and note as much setting information that you can, then remove/delete the offending account then recreate it. You won't lose anything doing that.

 

[ron4mac]

You may have somehow gotten more than one entry in your keychain for the account. Open Keychain Access and delete the one(s) for the account. The next time you're asked for the password, it may stick.