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ZcashFoundation / zecwallet

A z-address first full node and UI wallet for zcash
https://www.zecwallet.co
MIT License
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Can't start/won't connect "Authentication Failed" on opening #143

Closed Walley303 closed 5 years ago

Walley303 commented 5 years ago

"Starting embedded zcashd." Then:

zecwallet_error

"Authentication failed. The username/password you specified was not accepted by zcashd. Try changing it in the Edit->Settings Menu."

The above message happens every time I open ZecWallet on my Mac (OSX 10.13.6). If I click through to the main window I can find no way to set up a password or username or anything. "No connection" is never resolved. In settings there is an option to input Host, Port, RPC username, RPC password, but I have no idea what RPC is. I am at a loss of what to do.

adityapk00 commented 5 years ago

Hmm, that's strange. Can you try one thing for me please:

Can you delete your zcash.conf file, which is in ~/Library/Application Support/Zcash/zcash.conf and then start ZecWallet again to see if that works?

Also, just to be sure - You downloaded it from the website, right? (And didn't compile it yourself?)

You can also try a new version that I just released to see if that works. https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zecwallet/releases

Walley303 commented 5 years ago

OK thanks! That seems to work now.

Quick follow-up, if I may: Every ZEC wallet I've tried seems to want me to run a node in order to use z-addr's. Is this an essential element to use the privacy features of ZEC?

adityapk00 commented 5 years ago

Great.

Yeah, ZEC currently needs the full blockchain to support the privacy-preserving z-addresses, but there are some new technologies that will make light clients possible, which should come pretty soon.