Changes between Version 56 and Version 57 of FAQ

Timestamp:

2011-11-26T03:26:57Z (13 years ago)

Author:

davidsarah

Comment:

Q15: document existing FURL gotcha

FAQ

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 '''[=#Q16_move_node_to_different_machine Q16:] If I move the client node base directory to different machine and start the client there, will the node have the same node ID as on the previous machine?'''
 
-A: Yes, the node ID is stored in the {{{my_nodeid}}} file in your tahoe base directory, and it is derived from the SSL public/private keypair which is stored in the {{{private}}} subdirectory of the tahoe base directory. As long as you move both of those then the node on the new machine will have the same node ID.
+A: Yes, the node ID is stored in the {{{my_nodeid}}} file in each node's base directory, and it is derived from the SSL public/private keypair which is stored in {{{private/node.pem}}} relative to the base directory. As long as you move both of those then the node on the new machine will have the same node ID.
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+If you are moving these files into an existing base directory of a node that has already been run, then you will also need to delete or move aside {{{private/*.furl}}} under that directory, otherwise the node won't start.
 
 '''[=#Q17_multiple_introducers Q17:] Is it possible to run multiple introducers on the same grid?'''