diff --git a/home.admin/config.scripts/lnd.initwallet.py b/home.admin/config.scripts/lnd.initwallet.py
index 9c22e9f..c425e4a 100644
--- a/home.admin/config.scripts/lnd.initwallet.py
+++ b/home.admin/config.scripts/lnd.initwallet.py
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3
+#!/usr/bin/python
 import codecs, grpc, os, sys
 import rpc_pb2 as ln, rpc_pb2_grpc as lnrpc
 
 # display config script info
 if len(sys.argv) <= 1 or sys.argv[1] == "-h" or sys.argv[1] == "help":
-    print("creating or recovering the LND wallet")
-    print("lnd.winitwallet.py new [walletpassword] [?seedpassword]")
-    print("lnd.winitwallet.py seed [walletpassword] [seedstring] [?seedpassword]")
-    print("lnd.winitwallet.py scb [walletpassword] [seedstring] [filepathSCB] [?seedpassword]")
+    print("# creating or recovering the LND wallet")
+    print("# lnd.winitwallet.py new [walletpassword] [?seedpassword]")
+    print("# lnd.winitwallet.py seed [walletpassword] [seedstring] [?seedpassword]")
+    print("# lnd.winitwallet.py scb [walletpassword] [seedstring] [filepathSCB] [?seedpassword]")
+    print("err='missing parameters'")
     sys.exit(1)
 
 walletpassword=""
@@ -18,23 +19,45 @@ filepathSCB=""
 mode=sys.argv[1]
 
 if mode=="new":
-    print("NEW")
+
+    print("# *** CREATING NEW LND WALLET ***")
+
+    if len(sys.argv)>=2:
+        walletpassword=sys.argv[2]
+        if len(walletpassword)<8:
+            print("err='wallet password is too short'")
+            sys.exit(1)
+    else:
+        print("err='wallet password is too short'")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    if len(sys.argv)>=3:
+        seedpassword=sys.argv[3]
+
 elif mode=="seed":
-    print("SEED")
+
+        print("err='TODO: implement creating from seed'")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
 elif mode=="scb":
-    print("SCB")
+
+        print("err='TODO: implement creating from seed/scb'")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
 else:
-    print("unkown mode - run without parameter to see options")
+
+    print("err='unkown mode parameter - run without any parameters to see options'")
     sys.exit(1)
 
-print("TODO: Implement")
+os.environ['GRPC_SSL_CIPHER_SUITES'] = 'HIGH+ECDSA'
+cert = open('/mnt/hdd/lnd/tls.cert', 'rb').read()
+ssl_creds = grpc.ssl_channel_credentials(cert)
+channel = grpc.secure_channel('localhost:10009', ssl_creds)
+stub = lnrpc.WalletUnlockerStub(channel)
+
+print("TODO: mode "+mode)
 sys.exit(1)
 
-#os.environ['GRPC_SSL_CIPHER_SUITES'] = 'HIGH+ECDSA'
-#cert = open('/mnt/hdd/lnd/tls.cert', 'rb').read()
-#ssl_creds = grpc.ssl_channel_credentials(cert)
-#channel = grpc.secure_channel('localhost:10009', ssl_creds)
-#stub = lnrpc.WalletUnlockerStub(channel)
 #request = ln.InitWalletRequest(
 #        wallet_password=base64.b64encode(sys.argv[1]).decode(),
 #        cipher_seed_mnemonic=<array string>,