Yeah, I should have mentioned that it's just a text file and can be edited with TextEdit.
I assume, since bitcoin was designed according to security best practices, that passwords are case sensitive as they should be. That should be it. When you run a GPU miner (providing localhost as the host and your username and password you set) it should tell you whether it connects successfully or not.
Topic: What is a RPC Username & Password? (Read 19115 times)
In your bitcoin.conf file you need to set a username and password (and set server=1 so the client starts up as a server not just a client).
I tried to open up the bitcoin.conf file but it did not recognize the file format, so I opened it up with 'TextEdit', a simple text editor similar to 'notepad' on a Windows OS. It had two lines of text:
rpcuser=username
rpcpassword=password
So I simply change the username/password, then add a third line that says 'server=1'? Is this a good example of what it should look like? --->
rpcuser=jbgc
rpcpassword=Bitmaster21
server=1
Can the password be case-sensative? Thanks for the help thus far.
In your bitcoin.conf file you need to set a username and password (and set server=1 so the client starts up as a server not just a client).
on a Mac the bitcoin.conf is in your HardDrive/Users/(username)/Application Support/Bitcoin
If it's not there you'll need to create one. A sample can be found here: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Running_Bitcoin
Just set your own username and password and set server=1
on a Mac the bitcoin.conf is in your HardDrive/Users/(username)/Application Support/Bitcoin
If it's not there you'll need to create one. A sample can be found here: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Running_Bitcoin
Just set your own username and password and set server=1
Hey,
I am trying to configure my Mac to use GPU to mine instead of CPU but some of the code requires an RPC username and RPC password. As far as I know, I have not created a username and password.
How can I get my RPC Username/Password and what exactly is it?
Thanks,
jbgc
I am trying to configure my Mac to use GPU to mine instead of CPU but some of the code requires an RPC username and RPC password. As far as I know, I have not created a username and password.
How can I get my RPC Username/Password and what exactly is it?
Thanks,
jbgc
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