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diff --git a/doc/init.md b/doc/init.md index 0b327aab58..99aa0a0def 100644 --- a/doc/init.md +++ b/doc/init.md @@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ The macOS configuration assumes bitcoind will be set up for the current user. Configuration --------------------------------- -At a bare minimum, bitcoind requires that the rpcpassword setting be set -when running as a daemon. If the configuration file does not exist or this -setting is not set, bitcoind will shut down promptly after startup. +Running bitcoind as a daemon does not require any manual configuration. You may +set the `rpcauth` setting in the `bitcoin.conf` configuration file to override +the default behaviour of using a special cookie for authentication. This password does not have to be remembered or typed as it is mostly used as a fixed token that bitcoind and client programs read from the configuration |