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Main => Technical Support => Topic started by: burnteloi on May 11, 2017, 01:00:58 pm

Title: Password hell
Post by: burnteloi on May 11, 2017, 01:00:58 pm
So I tried to log in today and while openledger accepts my account name as valid it tells me the password is wrong,  which is friggin impossible,  I use a password manager and a generated dificult and unique pass. IF I had for some reason changed it it would have been changed in the manager.

So what the hell is going on? I rarely log into this account and I do appear to have a bin file (bitshares-wallet_backup-bts_default_20160509.bin) which seems about right date wise.

How do I get around this?
Title: Re: Password hell
Post by: nmywn on May 11, 2017, 02:53:27 pm
Import backup here:
https://bitshares.org/wallet/#/existing-account
Or better option:
Download desktop client from bitshares.org/download. Go to settings -> Restore/Import -> import from bin file.

We have two login models now. New (easy one) login with just password, or old - backup and password. The login models are not compatible, and old one is bit hidden. You have right to be confused.
I can't check if Openledger merged new model, because  it's hanging, but looks like this is the case.
https://openledger.io/existing-account
Title: Re: Password hell
Post by: burnteloi on May 14, 2017, 03:04:51 pm
before I try your solution can anyone tell me why or how my password would suddenly stop working? It is that part that is very unnerving.
I am confused all right,  confused as to how this could happen at all.
Title: Re: Password hell
Post by: Profet on May 14, 2017, 04:25:46 pm
Happened to me, it was because I have a wallet password not account password. So after app start, click the lock to unlock it and the you have a button to switch between account model and wallet model.

If you go to settings you will see that you can change password and the current password works.