# Lightning Wallet Password

**URL:** <https://community.umbrel.com/t/lightning-wallet-password/11050>\
**Category:** Support and Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [January 10, 2023, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/lightning-wallet-password/11050 "2023-01-10T19:50:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![rastacalavera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e47774/32.png) [@rastacalavera](https://community.umbrel.com/u/rastacalavera)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/lightning-wallet-password/11050/1 "2023-01-10T19:50:54Z")

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My lightning node has been SUPER unreliable lately and I am not sure why. The issues seem to change constantly and now I am getting this in my logs:

```auto
2023-01-10T19:45:16.781964258Z 2023-01-10 19:45:16.697 [INF] CHDB: Checking for schema update: latest_version=29, db_version=29
2023-01-10T19:45:16.874902908Z 2023-01-10 19:45:16.874 [INF] CHDB: Checking for optional update: prune_revocation_log=false, db_version=empty
2023-01-10T19:45:16.875029703Z 2023-01-10 19:45:16.874 [INF] LTND: Database(s) now open (time_to_open=14m51.700108565s)!
2023-01-10T19:45:17.365831598Z 2023-01-10 19:45:17.365 [INF] LTND: We're not running within systemd or the service type is not 'notify'
2023-01-10T19:45:17.365933708Z 2023-01-10 19:45:17.365 [INF] LTND: Waiting for wallet encryption password. Use `lncli create` to create a wallet, `lncli unlock` to unlock an existing wallet, or `lncli changepassword` to change the password of an existing wallet and unlock it.

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I can run `~/umbrel/scripts/app compose lightning exec lnd lncli unlock` but i am not sure what password to put in. . . the main umbrel password I use in the web gui? This has never been an issue before, if there is some documentation someone can point me towards to troubleshooting lightning nodes specifically (not the main troubleshooting guide pinned in the forum) I’d appreciate it.

My node has about 150,000 sats on it and one open channel if that information is relevant.

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**Author:** ![usernameisJim](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/usernameisjim/32/3309_2.png) [@usernameisJim](https://community.umbrel.com/u/usernameisJim)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 2:42am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/lightning-wallet-password/11050/2 "2023-01-11T02:42:35Z")

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This unlock command can sometimes occur when there’s an issue with the Bitcoin Node app as it relies on it, do you mind sharing your full debug logs?

You can grab the debug file by navigating to System \> Troubleshoot \> Start and share here for review.

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**Author:** ![rastacalavera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e47774/32.png) [@rastacalavera](https://community.umbrel.com/u/rastacalavera)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 2:36pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/lightning-wallet-password/11050/3 "2023-01-11T14:36:38Z")

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Bitcoin app has been rock solid. I will share logs when I can, right now Umbrel is saturating my 1GB 4port network switch and kicking everything offline for some reason.