Prysm: Validator Key path issue

[Buttaa]

MacOs

After creating keys with: ./prysm.sh validator accounts create --keystore-path=$HOME/validator --password=changeme

running: ./prysm.sh validator --password=changeme does not work.
There is a path issue and the path flag is required.

Works fine this way:
./prysm.sh validator --password=changeme --keystore-path=$HOME/validator

[chrishobcroft]

I think this might be an inconsistency in the scripts.

To replicate:

1. I follow this: https://prylabs.net/participate
2. At step 3, I generate a keystore in $HOME/validator, and transaction data for the deposit contract ending 27962e
3. At step 4, I run ./prysm.sh validator --password=changeme which appears to generate another keystore at $HOME/eth2validators, and transaction data for the deposit contract ending 35dd64.

Seems like there is a default location for keystore ($HOME/.eth2validator), and the suggestion to use --keystore-path=$HOME/**validator** when running ./prysm.sh validator accounts create is different from this default.

[kumavis]

this worked for me, thanks

rm -rf $HOME/validator
./prysm.sh validator accounts create --keystore-path=$HOME/validator --password=changeme
./prysm.sh validator --password=changeme --keystore-path=$HOME/validator

[kumavis]

couldn't find a good reference, but its generally a bad idea to put passwords in cli args (they appear in bash history)

[farazdagi]

• yep, you're right, we have already removed that password requirement from from cli https://github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm-testnet-site/commit/e1a0571d0fd8b3d1957f8c20161e32a9f47d2c45
• preparing the fix for the current issue as well

[kumavis]

@farazdagi im not sure where the repo for https://prylabs.net/participate is, but it should be updated to match the new interface

[prestonvanloon]

@kumavis that repo can be found at https://github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm-testnet-site