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fixing documentation to not require rpcpassword

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“jkcd” 2020-03-21 19:51:31 +05:30
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@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ The macOS configuration assumes bitcoind will be set up for the current user.
Configuration
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At a bare minimum, bitcoind requires that the rpcpassword setting be set
when running as a daemon. If the configuration file does not exist or this
setting is not set, bitcoind will shut down promptly after startup.
Running bitcoind as a daemon does not require any manual configuration. You may
set the `rpcauth` setting in the `bitcoin.conf` configuration file to override
the default behaviour of using a special cookie for authentication.
This password does not have to be remembered or typed as it is mostly used
as a fixed token that bitcoind and client programs read from the configuration