From 5c988b282392b02baba9ad55015902e6efc00e7a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: luuul Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2015 16:15:07 -0300 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Update and rename how to create a view only wallet to how to create a view only wallet.md --- .../how to create a view only wallet | 1 - .../how to create a view only wallet.md | 23 +++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) delete mode 100644 knowledge-base/user-guides/how to create a view only wallet create mode 100644 knowledge-base/user-guides/how to create a view only wallet.md diff --git a/knowledge-base/user-guides/how to create a view only wallet b/knowledge-base/user-guides/how to create a view only wallet deleted file mode 100644 index 15b4882..0000000 --- a/knowledge-base/user-guides/how to create a view only wallet +++ /dev/null @@ -1 +0,0 @@ -in progress diff --git a/knowledge-base/user-guides/how to create a view only wallet.md b/knowledge-base/user-guides/how to create a view only wallet.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f8452f8 --- /dev/null +++ b/knowledge-base/user-guides/how to create a view only wallet.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +--- +layout: static_page +title: "Creating a view only wallet" +title-pre-kick: "Creating a view only wallet " +title-kick: "on Ubuntu " +title-post-kick: "" +kick-class: "purple-kicks" +icon: "icon_userguides" +attribution: "" +--- + +### Operating Systems: Ubuntu + +Note : In order to create a viewonly wallet you need first to compile the last source available on [Github](https://github.com/monero-project/bitmonero) as this functionality is not yet included in the official binairies (Sept. 2015). + +- To create a view only wallet you will need to first create a "normal" wallet and get the associated viewkey and address. You can get them once logged in simplewallet by typing "*viewkey*" and "*address*". Note each of them carefully and exit simplewallet. + +- Launch a new instance of simplewallet by typing "*./simplewallet --generate-from-view-key yourViewKey:yourAddress:nameOfTheViewOnlyWallet*" where *youViewKey* is the view key you got from step 1 and *yourAddress* the associated address. The last part of the command is the name you want to give to give to you view only portfolio. + +- Follow the instructions from the terminal. To see the balance of your portfolio type "*refresh*" (bitmonerod need to be synchronised with the network first). + +- You now have a view only wallet. + From a96a5059f40fb9848c2b5f121862b661fb024635 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: luuul Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2015 13:44:01 -0300 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update how to create a view only wallet.md --- .../user-guides/how to create a view only wallet.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/knowledge-base/user-guides/how to create a view only wallet.md b/knowledge-base/user-guides/how to create a view only wallet.md index f8452f8..fb2faa2 100644 --- a/knowledge-base/user-guides/how to create a view only wallet.md +++ b/knowledge-base/user-guides/how to create a view only wallet.md @@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ attribution: "