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Main => Technical Support => Topic started by: Yuzu on September 12, 2014, 03:05:10 am

Title: So sorry for the noob password question
Post by: Yuzu on September 12, 2014, 03:05:10 am

Hey, I'd like to change my password, but when I click on File (with my wallet open of course) Change Password remains grayed out.  I know I'm missing something simple.  Can anyone help me please?  Thanks in advance.

Title: Re: So sorry for the noob password question
Post by: donkeypong on September 12, 2014, 04:32:53 am

There's no need to apologize for any question on here. That's what this forum is for. I'm not a techie, so I can't answer your question, but I'm sure someone smarter than me will chime in soon to help.

Title: Re: So sorry for the noob password question
Post by: stuartcharles on September 12, 2014, 08:07:03 am

for some reason the change password feature has been disabled for the moment.

I guess its not seen as a priority but is on the list. The software is still in its early stages of development but is evolving quickly.

Title: Re: So sorry for the noob password question
Post by: chryspano on September 12, 2014, 09:26:37 am

I think you can still change the password with a command in the console

Title: Re: So sorry for the noob password question
Post by: liondani on September 12, 2014, 11:54:21 am

You can change it on the console for now using commands...


wallet_change_passphrase

wallet_change_passphrase <passphrase>

Description:

Change the password of the current wallet

Parameters:

passphrase

Description: the passphrase for encrypting the wallet

Input type: passphrase

Title: Re: So sorry for the noob password question
Post by: liondani on September 12, 2014, 11:57:30 am

source:

https://github.com/BitShares/bitshares_toolkit/wiki/Bitshares-commands:-Wallet

Title: Re: So sorry for the noob password question
Post by: CLains on September 12, 2014, 12:05:31 pm

How does the password work, does it only crypt the wallet on my computer? If I have a backup of the wallet, and then change the pass, will I then have two wallets with the same private key but with different passwords?

Title: Re: So sorry for the noob password question
Post by: liondani on September 12, 2014, 12:13:59 pm

Quote from: CLains on September 12, 2014, 12:05:31 pm

How does the password work, does it only crypt the wallet on my computer? If I have a backup of the wallet, and then change the pass, will I then have two wallets with the same private key but with different passwords?

the old backups can restored only with the old passwords, the new with the new....

Title: Re: So sorry for the noob password question
Post by: Yuzu on September 12, 2014, 02:41:51 pm

Thanks all!  I was able to change it!