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-rw-r--r--src/bitcoinrpc.cpp4
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/bitcoinrpc.cpp b/src/bitcoinrpc.cpp
index 4a6cc42efc..b6d8de4a18 100644
--- a/src/bitcoinrpc.cpp
+++ b/src/bitcoinrpc.cpp
@@ -769,7 +769,9 @@ void ThreadRPCServer2(void* parg)
"rpcpassword=%s\n"
"(you do not need to remember this password)\n"
"The username and password MUST NOT be the same.\n"
- "If the file does not exist, create it with owner-readable-only file permissions.\n"),
+ "If the file does not exist, create it with owner-readable-only file permissions.\n"
+ "It is also recommended to set alertnotify so you are notified of problems;\n"
+ "for example: alertnotify=echo %%s | mail -s \"Bitcoin Alert\" admin@foo.com\n"),
strWhatAmI.c_str(),
GetConfigFile().string().c_str(),
EncodeBase58(&rand_pwd[0],&rand_pwd[0]+32).c_str()),