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updated keepassx setup instructions to use Tails default location
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zenmonkeykstop committed Nov 6, 2019
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Expand Up @@ -154,23 +154,32 @@ store them securely. Once you have set up Tails with persistence and
have cloned the repo, you can set up your personal password database
using this template.

You can find the template in ``tails_files/securedrop-keepassx.kdbx``
in the SecureDrop repository that you just cloned.

.. note::

Earlier versions of Tails used KeePassX instead of KeePassXC.
The provided template is compatible with both.

To use the template:
You can find the template in ``tails_files/securedrop-keepassx.kdbx``
in the SecureDrop repository that you just cloned. To use the template:

- Copy the template to the Persistent folder - from a terminal, run the
command:

.. code:: sh
cp ~/Persistent/securedrop/tails_files/securedrop-keepassx.kdbx \
~/Persistent/keepassx.kdbx
- Open the KeePassXC program |KeePassXC| which is already installed on
Tails
- Select **Database**, **Open database**, and navigate to the location of
**securedrop-keepassx.kdbx**, select it, and click **Open**
**~/Persistent/keepassx.kdbx**, select it, and click **Open**
- Check the **password** box and hit **OK**
- Click **Database** and **Save Database As**
- Save the database in the Persistent folder
- Edit entries as required.
- Select **Database** and **Save Database** to save your changes.

The next time you use KeepassXC, the database at ``~/Persistent/keepass.kdbx``
will be opened by default.

.. tip:: If you would like to add a master password, navigate to **Database** and
**Change master key**. Note that since each KeePassXC database is stored
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