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diff --git a/doc/init.md b/doc/init.md index 1bbfed4380..e3db5b05ef 100644 --- a/doc/init.md +++ b/doc/init.md @@ -30,20 +30,20 @@ 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 @@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ 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. 4e) Mac OS X @@ -123,4 +123,3 @@ Launch Daemon with a dedicated bitcoin user. Auto respawning is currently only configured for Upstart and systemd. Reasonable defaults have been chosen but YMMV. - |