diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'doc')
-rw-r--r-- | doc/init.md | 6 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | doc/release-notes.md | 42 |
2 files changed, 45 insertions, 3 deletions
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 diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md index 0a900ea780..0d668a6302 100644 --- a/doc/release-notes.md +++ b/doc/release-notes.md @@ -62,6 +62,48 @@ distribution provides binaries for the RISC-V platform. Notable changes =============== +P2P and network changes +----------------------- + +Updated RPCs +------------ + +Changes to Wallet or GUI related RPCs can be found in the GUI or Wallet section below. + +New RPCs +-------- + +Build System +------------ + +Updated settings +---------------- + +Changes to Wallet or GUI related settings can be found in the GUI or Wallet section below. + +New settings +------------ + +Wallet +------ + +#### Wallet RPC changes + +- The `upgradewallet` RPC replaces the `-upgradewallet` command line option. + (#15761) +- The `settxfee` RPC will fail if the fee was set higher than the `-maxtxfee` + command line setting. The wallet will already fail to create transactions + with fees higher than `-maxtxfee`. (#18467) + +GUI changes +----------- + +Low-level changes +================= + +Tests +----- + Credits ======= |