From 6c0db81c09b7602bd9d5bb6ccda20366b768f8bf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Wladimir J. van der Laan" Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2014 10:23:59 +0100 Subject: Document new `walletpassphrase` behavior in 0.9 Also add a note to the release notes. Fixes #3672. --- doc/release-notes.md | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc/release-notes.md') 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 ======================= -- cgit v1.2.3