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zcashd-wallet-tool: warn that wallet.dat needs to be backed up. fixes #5704 

Signed-off-by: Daira Hopwood <daira@jacaranda.org>
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Daira Hopwood 2022-03-19 22:17:33 +00:00
parent e8fc2e60b4
commit 6b836ce7e5
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src/rust/bin/wallet_tool.rs
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@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ enum WalletToolError {
#[error("zcashd -exportdir option not set")]
ExportDirNotSet,
#[error("Could not parse a recovery phrase from the export file")]
#[error("Could not parse a unique recovery phrase from the export file")]
RecoveryPhraseNotFound,
#[error("Unexpected EOF in input")]
@ -475,9 +475,20 @@ fn run(opts: &CliOptions) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
println!(concat!(
"\nThe backup of the emergency recovery phrase for the zcashd\n",
"wallet has been successfully confirmed 🙂. You can now use the\n",
"zcashd RPC methods that create keys and addresses in that wallet.\n\n",
"If you use other wallets, their recovery information will need\n",
"to be backed up separately.\n"
"zcashd RPC methods that create keys and addresses in that wallet.\n",
"\n",
"The zcashd wallet might also contain keys that are *not* derived\n",
"from the emergency recovery phrase. If you lose the 'wallet.dat'\n",
"file then any funds associated with these keys would be lost. To\n",
"minimize this risk, it is recommended to send all funds from this\n",
"wallet into new addresses and discontinue the use of legacy addresses.\n",
"Note that even after doing so, there is the possibility that\n",
"additional funds could be sent to legacy addresses (if any exist)\n",
"and so it is necessary to keep backing up the 'wallet.dat' file\n",
"in any case.\n",
"\n",
"If you use other wallets, their recovery information will need to\n",
"be backed up separately.\n"
));
Ok(())
})