From 05b4dbf148ef76c862fa60b81e48d03019153b4b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Vines Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2019 19:34:51 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Document an alternative mechanism to locate the validator's vote id --- book/src/testnet-participation.md | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/book/src/testnet-participation.md b/book/src/testnet-participation.md index f16dcd7163..75fea1f87b 100644 --- a/book/src/testnet-participation.md +++ b/book/src/testnet-participation.md @@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ $ fullnode.sh --public-address --poll-for-new-genesis-block beta.testnet.solana. Alternatively, the `solana-install run` command can be used to run the validator node while periodically checking for and applying software updates: ```bash +$ clear-fullnode-config.sh $ solana-install run fullnode.sh -- --public-address --poll-for-new-genesis-block beta.testnet.solana.com ``` @@ -151,6 +152,14 @@ the recent voting activity from your validator: $ solana-wallet -n beta.testnet.solana.com show-vote-account 2ozWvfaXQd1X6uKh8jERoRGApDqSqcEy6fF1oN13LL2G ``` +The vote id for the validator can also be found by running: +```bash +# If this is a `solana-install`-installation run: +$ solana-keygen pubkey ~/.local/share/solana/install/active_release/config-local/fullnode-vote-id.json +# Otherwise run: +$ solana-keygen pubkey ./config-local/fullnode-vote-id.json +``` + ### Sharing Metrics From Your Validator If you'd like to share metrics perform the following steps before starting the validator node: