Open an existing vault

Desktop app

1. Open Paw.
2. Select the vault you want to open.
3. Enter its unlock password when requested.

Paw supports multiple local vaults. A vault must be present in the storage location used by this Paw installation.

Command line

The command line uses the Paw agent to keep an unlocked vault session. If the desktop app is not running, start the agent in a terminal:

paw cli agent start

Leave it running. In another terminal, unlock the vault:

paw cli unlock Personal

Enter the vault password when prompted. Paw prints a session ID. Use it with commands that accept --session, or set PAW_SESSION. Without a session, a command asks for the vault password. Use --lifetime to set a maximum session lifetime; zero means no expiry.