Jorge - this is how account migration works:
* when you create a ring account you do not need to assign it a nickname nor password and you do not need a nickname nor password to move the account to another machine even if you have them * the very next thing you should do is to "export" (backup) your ring credentials - i would suggest creating the ring account on a real computer first to make exporting the backup easier - in either case you can then migrate your account onto some other machine * there are two ways to migrate your account onto another machine - if you have "exported" a backup in the previous step and you can get that backup file onto the other machine, you can install ring on the other machine and "import" the account - if you did not "export" a backup in the previous step, then you need to have a working ring program that is using the account - then you follow the steps on this page --> https://ring.cx/en/tutorials/gnu-linux#RingID - when you do this, the working ring program will give you a "PIN" number that you enter into the next machine when it asks for the "PIN" * if you did not "export" a backup in either of the previous steps and is also you do not have a working ring program that is using the account, then that account is gone forever - this is not a short-coming of ring that may be added someday; it is done purposefully as one of it's most important security features * the nickname is a separate issue altogether - if you still know the user-name and password it may be possible some time in the future to recover the orphaned nickname but it would need to be assign to a new account and all of your contacts would need to add you again
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