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Title: unable to register account [resolved]
Post by: patrickb323 on August 22, 2014, 03:50:53 pm
is this a v4.5 bug or am I just doing something wrong? I had no issues  previously registering an account on a separate machine  using the 3.x  wallet. 

the error  message is :  RPC Server error:  In method  "wallet_account_register": unknown account  (20006)

Title: Re: unable to register account
Post by: xeroc on August 22, 2014, 05:24:30 pm
you are using the GUI or the command line ... in the command line it seems you want to pay from an account that is unknown to your wallet ... or you try to create a username with a "." in it ..
Title: Re: unable to register account
Post by: patrickb323 on August 22, 2014, 05:59:20 pm
The username had a '.' in it.  I didn't realize that was a problem.  Thanks!
Title: Re: unable to register account [resolved]
Post by: xeroc on August 22, 2014, 07:28:33 pm
dots "." are intend to work with subaccounts .. much like sub domains .. to use
foo.bar you need to own bar ...

makes structuring of multiple accounts MUCH easier!

Anyway: welcome on board!
Title: Re: unable to register account [resolved]
Post by: Chartist on August 24, 2014, 07:49:46 pm
Okay, I didn't know that you weren't supposed to have a period in your account name. I did that, and can't register. I created another account but it has a zero balance. How do I transfer my BTSX balance to my new account that is able to be registered?
Title: Re: unable to register account [resolved]
Post by: xeroc on August 24, 2014, 08:08:31 pm
you go to "transfer" select your unregistered account as source (menu above) copy the balance (minus 0.5 BTSX for the fee)
type in the 'registered account' (be sure to select the right one)
and click "send"

Done
Title: Re: unable to register account [resolved]
Post by: Chartist on August 25, 2014, 08:06:14 pm
Roger that. Will report when successful. Thanks.
Title: Re: unable to register account [resolved]
Post by: Chartist on August 26, 2014, 05:42:35 am
Good to go. I updated to the latest version of the wallet and everything fell right into place.