noob question.... if i have my wallet encrypted (password protected)... my wallet will not stake coins or what???
it can be encrypted. but it must be UNLOCKED. (Settings/Unlock Wallet)
you can also just unlock it for PoS minting. So transaction won't go out,
but staking works:
this command in walletconsole:
walletpassphrase PASSWORD 999999 true
PASSWORD = your password
Do you have to do it from command ? Or, simply unlocking wallet is enough for staking ?
I get this error "
20:12:50

Error: Error parsing JSON:mypassword "
Is it because its already unlocked?
Close your wallet, then re-open it. Now go Help>Debug Window. Now select the Console tab.
Type the following at the bottom:
walletpassphrase YourPassphrase 9999999 true
Replace the
YourPassphrase with your own passphrase. (the encryption password you encrypted your wallet with) The 9999999 relates to the amount of seconds that you wish to leave the wallet open for staking. Once you have added this hit Enter.
You will see that the information was added correctly.
Important Now hit the Red bar next to where you entered your text, to clear the information from your console. CTRL + L will do the same thing. Don’t worry this won’t affect Staking, but it will prevent people who may have access to your machine or wallet looking at your wallets console window to see if there are any traces of your passphrase. Always clear any text that you add to the console for security purposes.
The text will have been removed now so close the console area by hitting the red X (top right - normal way to close a window)
Your wallet will now be open for Staking, but will still be encrypted, meaning that you will still have to input your encryption passphrase in order to send coins from your wallet.
Basically, this is the safest way of Staking.