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		Main => Technical Support => Topic started by: Yuzu on September 12, 2014, 03:05:10 am
		
			
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				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.
			
 
			
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				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. 
			
 
			
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				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.
			 
			
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				I think you can still change the password with a command in the console 
			
 
			
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				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
			 
			
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				source:
https://github.com/BitShares/bitshares_toolkit/wiki/Bitshares-commands:-Wallet
			 
			
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				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?
			
 
			
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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.... 
			 
			
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				Thanks all!  I was able to change it!