Added check to ensure that at least one account is given as a part of genesis.json for initial network to come up

controls/permission/Permission.sol

@@ -101,25 +101,29 @@ contract Permissions {
   /* public and external functions */
   // view functions
 
+  // get number of accounts in the init list given as per genesis.json
+  function getInitAccountsCount() external view returns (uint){
+    return initialAcctList.length;
+  }
   // Get number of voters
-  function getNumberOfVoters() public view returns (uint)
+  function getNumberOfVoters() external view returns (uint)
   {
     return numberOfVoters;
   }
 
   // Get number of valid voters
-  function getNumberOfValidVoters() public view returns (uint)
+  function getNumberOfValidVoters() external view returns (uint)
   {
     return numberOfValidVoters;
   }
   // Get voter
-  function getVoter(uint i) public view returns (address _addr, VoterStatus _voterStatus)
+  function getVoter(uint i) external view returns (address _addr, VoterStatus _voterStatus)
   {
   	return (voterAcctList[i].voterAcct, voterAcctList[i].voterStatus);
   }
 
   // Get number of nodes
-  function getNetworkBootStatus() public view returns (bool)
+  function getNetworkBootStatus() external view returns (bool)
   {
     return networkBoot;
   }

controls/permission/permission.go

@@ -443,7 +443,6 @@ func (p *PermissionCtrl) populateInitPermission() error {
 			GasPrice: big.NewInt(0),
 		},
 	}
-
 	tx, err := permissionsSession.GetNetworkBootStatus()
 	if err != nil {
 		// handle the scenario of no contract code.
@@ -463,6 +462,15 @@ func (p *PermissionCtrl) populateInitPermission() error {
 		return errors.New("Node started in non-permissioned mode")
 	}
 	if tx != true {
+		// Ensure that there is at least one account given as a part of genesis.json
+		// which will have full access. If not throw a fatal error
+		// Do not want a network with no access
+		initAcctCnt, err := permissionsSession.GetInitAccountsCount()
+
+		log.Info("SMK-populateInitPermission @471 ", "err", err, "initAcctCnt", initAcctCnt)
+		if err == nil && initAcctCnt.Cmp(big.NewInt(0)) == 0 {
+			utils.Fatalf("Permissioned network being brought up with zero accounts having full access. Add accounts as a part of genesis.json and bring up the network")
+		}
 		// populate initial account access to full access
 		err = p.populateInitAccountAccess(permissionsSession)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -470,7 +478,7 @@ func (p *PermissionCtrl) populateInitPermission() error {
 		}
 
 		// populate the initial node list from static-nodes.json
-		err := p.populateStaticNodesToContract(permissionsSession)
+		err = p.populateStaticNodesToContract(permissionsSession)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}