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authorMitchell Cash <mitchell.cash@gmail.com>2015-10-17 20:10:45 +1000
committerMitchell Cash <mitchell.cash@gmail.com>2015-10-18 06:25:43 +1000
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Correct spelling mistakes in doc folder
- OSX —> OS X - XCode —> Xcode - github —> GitHub - homebrew —> Homebrew - gitian —> Gitian - Other miscellaneous obvious spelling fixes and whitespace removal
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@@ -29,20 +29,20 @@ file, however it is recommended that a strong and secure password be used
as this password is security critical to securing the wallet should the
wallet be enabled.
-If bitcoind is run with the "-server" flag (set by default), and no rpcpassword is set,
-it will use a special cookie file for authentication. The cookie is generated with random
+If bitcoind is run with the "-server" flag (set by default), and no rpcpassword is set,
+it will use a special cookie file for authentication. The cookie is generated with random
content when the daemon starts, and deleted when it exits. Read access to this file
-controls who can access it through RPC.
+controls who can access it through RPC.
-By default the cookie is stored in the data directory, but it's location can be overridden
+By default the cookie is stored in the data directory, but it's location can be overridden
with the option '-rpccookiefile'.
This allows for running bitcoind without having to do any manual configuration.
-`conf`, `pid`, and `wallet` accept relative paths which are interpreted as
+`conf`, `pid`, and `wallet` accept relative paths which are interpreted as
relative to the data directory. `wallet` *only* supports relative paths.
-For an example configuration file that describes the configuration settings,
+For an example configuration file that describes the configuration settings,
see `contrib/debian/examples/bitcoin.conf`.
3. Paths
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ use old versions of Upstart and do not supply the start-stop-daemon utility.
Copy bitcoind.init to /etc/init.d/bitcoind. Test by running `service bitcoind start`.
-Using this script, you can adjust the path and flags to the bitcoind program by
-setting the BITCOIND and FLAGS environment variables in the file
+Using this script, you can adjust the path and flags to the bitcoind program by
+setting the BITCOIND and FLAGS environment variables in the file
/etc/sysconfig/bitcoind. You can also use the DAEMONOPTS environment variable here.
5. Auto-respawn
@@ -102,4 +102,3 @@ setting the BITCOIND and FLAGS environment variables in the file
Auto respawning is currently only configured for Upstart and systemd.
Reasonable defaults have been chosen but YMMV.
-