eddie-cli --remember not remembering?

[glitchgod 0]

Simple old computer, Ubuntu Desktop 24.04.4lts that is now my media server, Jellyfin.
It DID have Eddie-gui installed when it had a working GPU, gpu got damaged while installing a new HDDso switch to the IGPU. Eddie refused to boot noting missing gtk, audio drivers, and something else i cant remember, and so i purge uninstalled the eddie-gui. Switched to Eddie-cli from the actual download page (not the one that came with Eddie-gui). 

So the command im running is as followed and does connect and runs fine

eddie-cli -login=********* -password='*********' connect --server='Helvetios'  --netlock --remember --event.vpn.up.filename='qbittorrent' --log.file.enabled

Log is as followed (after changing the command alot )

Eddie version: 2.24.6 / linux_x64, System: Linux, Name: Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS, Version: 24.04.4 LTS (Noble Numbat), Framework: .NET 8.0.11
. 2026.02.23 12:18:00 - Command line arguments (11): path.resources="/usr/share/eddie-cli" login="*********" password="***********" connect="True" server="Helvetios" netlock="True" remember="True" event.vpn.up.filename="qbittorrent" log.file.enabled="True"
. 2026.02.23 12:18:01 - Elevated: Command:session-key
. 2026.02.23 12:18:01 - Elevated: Command:bin-path-add
. 2026.02.23 12:18:01 - Collect network information
. 2026.02.23 12:18:01 - Reading options from /home/hp-printer/.config/eddie/default.profile
. 2026.02.23 12:18:02 - OpenVPN - Version: 2.6.14 - OpenSSL 3.0.13 30 Jan 2024, LZO 2.10 (/usr/sbin/openvpn)
. 2026.02.23 12:18:02 - SSH - Version: OpenSSH_9.6p1 Ubuntu-3ubuntu13.14, OpenSSL 3.0.13 30 Jan 2024 (/usr/bin/ssh)
. 2026.02.23 12:18:02 - SSL - Version: 5.72 (/usr/bin/stunnel4)
. 2026.02.23 12:18:02 - Service systemd-resolved restarted
. 2026.02.23 12:18:02 - Activation of Network Lock - Linux nftables
I 2026.02.23 12:18:23 - Press 'X' to exit (or disconnect), 'N' to connect/reconnect to the best available server.
I 2026.02.23 12:18:23 - Ready
I 2026.02.23 12:18:23 - Checking login ...
! 2026.02.23 12:18:23 - Logged in.
. 2026.02.23 12:18:25 - Collect information about AirVPN completed
I 2026.02.23 12:18:25 - Session starting.
I 2026.02.23 12:18:25 - Checking authorization ...
! 2026.02.23 12:18:26 - Connecting to Helvetios (United States of America, Dallas, Texas)

(server is called printer cause case looks like a printer... dont think to much about it lol



however

eddie-cli 

reverts back to the program asking for my login details.

eddie-cli
. 2026.02.23 12:37:26 - Eddie version: 2.24.6 / linux_x64, System: Linux, Name: Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS, Version: 24.04.4 LTS (Noble Numbat), Framework: .NET 8.0.11
. 2026.02.23 12:37:26 - Command line arguments (1): path.resources="/usr/share/eddie-cli"
. 2026.02.23 12:37:27 - Collect network information
. 2026.02.23 12:37:27 - Reading options from /home/hp-printer/.config/eddie/default.profile
. 2026.02.23 12:37:28 - OpenVPN - Version: 2.6.14 - OpenSSL 3.0.13 30 Jan 2024, LZO 2.10 (/usr/sbin/openvpn)
. 2026.02.23 12:37:28 - SSH - Version: OpenSSH_9.6p1 Ubuntu-3ubuntu13.14, OpenSSL 3.0.13 30 Jan 2024 (/usr/bin/ssh)
. 2026.02.23 12:37:28 - SSL - Version: 5.72 (/usr/bin/stunnel4)
. 2026.02.23 12:37:29 - Service systemd-resolved restarted
I 2026.02.23 12:37:29 - Run the program with login & password of your AirVPN account. For example:
I 2026.02.23 12:37:29 -     eddie-cli -login=mynick -password=mypassword
I 2026.02.23 12:37:29 -     See https://eddie.website/ for more information, or run with -help for inline manual.
. 2026.02.23 12:37:29 - Shutdown in progress
. 2026.02.23 12:37:29 - Shutdown complete

so i wanted to see what was in the default profile

 nano /home/hp-printer/.config/eddie/default.profile  

and got just a jumble of symbols, so i guess i cant edit it manually?
Am i miss understanding the settings?


 

[Tech Jedi Alex 1525]

As per the manual:

Default options are read from the profile.
Options in command-line override them but are not saved in the profile at exit (exception note: if "remember" is set to "False" (see below), username and password will be deleted at exit, even if they were inside the profile file).
You can run the UI, even with a custom profile, choose options in the UI, and then launch the command-line edition with the profile options, to avoid to specify all the options in the command-line.

The behavior is expected.

And no, the profile is encrypted with whatever is set in the Profile data protection option.