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-::Changing your passphrase is currently a slightly tricky operation. Weave doesn't make it easy for you by letting you re-encrypt the key, so you have to:
+::Changing your passphrase is currently a slightly tricky operation. Weave doesn't make it easy for you by letting you re-encrypt the key, so you have to follow the [[Labs/Weave/QA/FreshStart|Fresh Start instructions]].
-::1) reset the "lastSync" prefs (one per data type) in about:config, so that Weave uploads all items on next sync (instead of just changed items).
-::2) go into the login manager in the Fx prefs and delete the chrome://weave entries (the saved password & passphrase).
-::3) quit Firefox on *every* computer. This is *important*, because Weave caches the keys (since they are needed very often). You don't want to use an old key because:
-::4) delete *all* server data (including keys and crypto records). See the topic in the forum about curl: https://labs.mozilla.com/forum/comments.php?DiscussionID=4892&page=1
-::5) Start Firefox, login and choose your new passphrase.
-::6) Delete also the chrome://weave entries in the password manager on the other computers and log in with the new passphrase.
-::Incidentally, that's about as close as you can get to a "fresh start" as possible.
 == Configuration Parameters ==