From 022cb0f5eada5f3c31c7cfa50c7ecd8ec1ce246a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marco Stronati Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2018 14:44:40 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Doc: add activation of fundraiser account --- docs/introduction/various.rst | 49 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 49 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/introduction/various.rst b/docs/introduction/various.rst index 438c8467b..6b5bb296b 100644 --- a/docs/introduction/various.rst +++ b/docs/introduction/various.rst @@ -1,6 +1,55 @@ Various ======= +.. _activate_fundraiser_account: + +Activate fundraiser account - Betanet +------------------------------------- + +If you took part in the fundraiser you can activate your account for +the Betanet on https://check.tezos.com/. +This feature is also included in some wallets. +If you have any question or issue refer to that page or to the `Tezos +foundation `_ for support. + +You may also use ``tezos-client`` to activate your account, **be +warned that you should have a very good understanding of key +management in Tezos and be familiar with the command-line.** +The first step is to recover your private key using the following +command which will ask for: + +- the email address used during the fundraiser +- the 14 words mnemonic of your paper wallet +- the password used to protect the paper wallet + +:: + + tezos-client import fundraiser key alice + +Once you insert all the required information, the client computes +your secret key and it asks to create a new password to store your +secret key on disk encrypted. + +If you haven't already activated your account on the website, you can +use this command with the activation code obtained from the Tezos +foundation. + +:: + + tezos-client activate fundraiser account alice with + +Like explained above, your keys are stored under ``~/.tezos-client``. +We strongly advice you to first **make a backup** and then +transfer your tokens to a new pair of keys imported from a ledger (see +`ledger`). + +Check the balance with: + +:: + + tezos-client get balance for alice + + .. _tezos-admin-client: Admin Client