Hello,
I had to redownload Daedalus program. I was asked to set a spending wallet password. Then retype the password. When I do it keeps saying it’s invalid. I am sure I am retyping it correctly. Also the password strength is strong. This is the first time this program asked me to set a password. I can’t get to my ADA.
Is there a way of bypassing this section??? Someone please help!!!
Hi @alt161,
I will try to help you with this.
From what i understand so far with the information provided, it sounds like you had a daedalus wallet with ada in it and somehow had to reinstall it from scratch. Daedalus will then present you the below choices:
What option did you select? If you want to restore your wallet holding your ada you should either select restore and type in your recovery phrase or “pair” if you were using a hardware wallet. What did you select here?
Hello,
Thanks for your response. I did not even get to that point. After the program synched with the block chain, it asked went to the window that reads: " Your wallet is not protected with a spending password. To keep your wallet secure and using it in Daedalus, you need to set a spending password" Then when you click on the Set a Password box. It allows you to create a password, which I did create a strong password as it indicates. When I go to retype the password it says, “invalid wallet password”. I know for sure I am typing in the same password.
Hi!
but the question is how you created the wallet - from the screenshot it shows that you have a wallet. Restored, paired, imported or created that wallet?
I originally connected my Ledger Nano X and had it set up as a hard wallet. Since then, I have successfully received ADA using Daedalus on about 4 occasions. Each time I booted up Daedalus and connected my Nano X I have had no issues or demand that I need to set up a spending password. I don’t understand why now it’s needing me to create this password then says that it’s invalid?
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hmm, from the official tutorial
it is not mentioning that you need spending password… hope @Alexd1985 or others can help you out with this
@alt161
I am not sure if this can be a bug( if yes contact IOHK team)
Also, did u tried to delete the wallet from daedalus and create it again? this step can be done after u are 100% that the ADA ore on ledger (connect the ledger on adalite.io)
Also, I see u are using daedalus flight (which can have bugs)… can u check with the normal version (not flight)
Cheers,
i have the same problem, im locked out, i cant delete current wallet due to password not right, but never set one up, if i enter one its always wrong, you can see the wallet with all the ada in in the background!!! help please???
Hi @charlee ,
Do you also use a hardware wallet?
Try restoring the wallet in yoroi. If successfull, wipe out daedalus completely from your pc including all leftovers if any and start installation over.
@alt161 I am having the same problem. Downloaded version 4.1.1. Daedalus wallet as suggested and when rebooted it directed me strait to, " Your wallet is not protected with a spending password. To keep your wallet secure and using it in Daedalus, you need to set a spending password". I didn’t see the window mentioned via @ADA4Good and 1) the new PW I’ve inputted and reinputted is definitely correct and 2) no matter what I do I am receiving an “incorrect PW” message.
This spending PW request is for my ledger Nano X hard wallet and not for my Daetalus mainnet wallet. Thus, deleting my daetalus wallet I don’t think will solve this problem as suggested via IOHK support.
At a lose here!
connect the ledger on adalite.io
Do u see the right balance?
hmmm. not able to connect to my ledger nano x…
Hmm did u upgraded the ledger firmware? Also the cardano app from ledger?
reverting. In the meantime, im reloading my daedalus wallet. thanks.
Upgrade to the latest version and try again in adalite.io
Doing both now. Thanks so much @Alexd1985 !! Reverting.
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Ledger live is still updating with downloading updates still spinning although it states 100% complete??
Additionally, the spending password request is odd, given I’ve never been asked this before. Moreover, this request is linked to my ledger nano x hard wallet and not the mainnet daedalus wallet. Thus, deleting and restoring won’t help the hard wallet?
Where/when it ask you for a password?
When u set the ledger do u remember if u set a password?
How the passphrase works
The 24-word recovery phrase saved during initial setup of your Ledger hardware wallet fully backs up the private keys providing access to your accounts. You must store it in a secure place.
- The passphrase is essentially a password added to your 24-word recovery phrase that provides access to a whole new set of accounts .
- The passphrase protects your crypto assets if your 24-word recovery phrase were to be compromised. To access passphrase-protected accounts, an attacker will need your recovery phrase as well as your secret passphrase .
- Each different passphrase unlocks a unique set of accounts . You can use as many passphrases as you like.