Unlocking and Locking the Wallet

When created wallet is unlocked by default. Wallet can be locked instantly by a command or automatically after 15 minutes of wallet being unactive. Wallet is active as long as you use it for signing transactions.

Show Wallets and Status

To check whether wallet is unlocked you can execute cline wallet list command

Show available wallet and Lock status

cline wallet list

Example Output

Wallets: [ "customWallet", "default" ]

Command will print available wallets on your inery node. If wallet name has * at the end of wallet name that represent unlocked wallet which keys can be used for signing transactions. In example above bout wallets are locked.

Unlock wallet

Now to unlock wallet you need to type cline wallet unlock command, followed by wallet password

Unlock default wallet

cline wallet unlock

You will be asked for wallet password

password: <your_default_wallet_password>
Type or copy paste default wallet password and press Enter. if wallet password is corret default wallet will be unlocked. You will be notified with Unlocked: default output.
Now if we call cline wallet list
Wallets: [ "customWallet", "default *" ] We can see that default wallet has * which indicate that its unlocked.

tip

• You can unlock wallet in signle line providing --password flag
  cline wallet unlock --password <your_default_wallet_password>
• If you want to use another wallet just provide --name flag followed by the name of the wallet.
  If you dont provide --name flag command will refer to default wallet.

Lock wallet

To lock default wallet execute cline wallet lock command.

Locking default wallet

cline wallet lock

Want to lock other wallet?

just provide --name flag followed by the name of the wallet.

Lock All Wallets

Using cline wallet lock_all you can lock all wallets with one command

Locking all wallet

cline wallet lock_all