Re: [Ring] Recover User/Backup Ring Profile

[Brett 11]

On Mon, 2017-01-02 at 17:46 -0500, Adrien Béraud wrote:
> Hello,
> The procedure you mentioned should be working (.cache isn't needed).
> The registered username is basically just a (name->public key) entry
> in the blockchain so as long as you preserve access to your keys, the
> name remains in your control.
> 
> 
> 
> Procedure if you have a backup of previous configuration
> (.config/ring/dring.yml and .local/share/ring):
> 
> - First, before playing with configuration files, make sure that Ring
> (including the daemon process, dring) is not running: dring will
> override dring.yml on startup and exit.
> - Then copy (recursively) .config/dring and .local/share/ring from
> your backup to your new system.
> Note that dring.yml is supposed to be a readable, unencrypted yaml
> file.
> - Launch Ring. Your previous configuration including all of your
> previous accounts should be there. Registered usernames should work.
> 
> If this is not working (for instance because backed-up dring.yml is
> corrupted), there is still a way to recover your account.
> You just need export.gz and your password.
> - quit Ring and make sure dring is not running
> - move/delete previous local configuration (.config/ring and
> .local/share/ring)
> - start Ring and create a new account (don't register username, this
> account will be deleted)
> - quit Ring and make sure dring is not running
> - notice new directory .local/share/ring/{account_id}
> - delete content of new directory .local/share/ring/{account_id}/
> - copy content of backed-up account data to
> .local/share/ring/{account_id}/ (must include export.gz).
> - start Ring and Gnome client. It should ask to enter password to
> migrate account. Do so.
> - after some time the client might show an error message. At
> thispoint ignore the message, quit Ring.
> - start Ring again. Your account should be loaded. The registered
> username should work to call this account.
> 
> Sorry for the messy procedure ; we plan to introduce better ways to
> backup and load accounts in the future.
> 
> Regards,
> Adrien Béraud
> Ring developer,
> Savoir-faire Linux
> 


Thanks Adrien! That did work. However the step that wants you to wait
for the timeout..
'- after some time the client might show an error message'
Took a long time, so I got impatient and closed the session and then
restarted Ring, and it worked from there just as you said.

Also there's no need to apologize. I can see the tremendous amount of
work you guys are doing to Ring and for that I am grateful! I have no
doubt by the way you guys are progressing that Ring will be very easy
to use in the near future. For right now the function is amazing and
I'm installing it on everyone's computer I come across and educating
them on how and why.

Thanks again Adrien!!
Brett