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diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md index 40bb26e28e..8bf0b50bc0 100644 --- a/doc/release-notes.md +++ b/doc/release-notes.md @@ -59,6 +59,27 @@ functioning both as a server and as a RPC client. The RPC client functionality executable, 'bitcoin-cli'. The RPC client code will eventually be removed from bitcoind, but will be kept for backwards compatibility for a release or two. +`walletpassphrase` RPC +----------------------- + +The behavior of the `walletpassphrase` RPC when the wallet is already unlocked +has changed between 0.8 and 0.9. + +The 0.8 behavior of `walletpassphrase` is to fail when the wallet is already unlocked: + + > walletpassphrase 1000 + walletunlocktime = now + 1000 + > walletpassphrase 10 + Error: Wallet is already unlocked (old unlock time stays) + +The new behavior of `walletpassphrase` is to set a new unlock time overriding +the old one: + + > walletpassphrase 1000 + walletunlocktime = now + 1000 + > walletpassphrase 10 + walletunlocktime = now + 10 (overriding the old unlock time) + 0.9.0rc1 Release notes ======================= diff --git a/src/rpcwallet.cpp b/src/rpcwallet.cpp index 38c669a1f6..3b0c84e49e 100644 --- a/src/rpcwallet.cpp +++ b/src/rpcwallet.cpp @@ -1574,6 +1574,9 @@ Value walletpassphrase(const Array& params, bool fHelp) "\nArguments:\n" "1. \"passphrase\" (string, required) The wallet passphrase\n" "2. timeout (numeric, required) The time to keep the decryption key in seconds.\n" + "\nNote:\n" + "Issuing the walletpassphrase command while the wallet is already unlocked will set a new unlock\n" + "time that overrides the old one.\n" "\nExamples:\n" "\nunlock the wallet for 60 seconds\n" + HelpExampleCli("walletpassphrase", "\"my pass phrase\" 60") + |