Disclaimer: This page documents the use of an unofficial tool; while it is commonly used by validators, it wasn't professionally audited and comes with no guarantees whatsoever. Use the validator tool, Docker image, NPM package, and following guide at your own risk.
Prerequisites
Check Docker Image, NPM Package
Docker Image:
Execution of ewf-validator-tool Using Docker
Put the the value before execution:
KEYFILE_PATH : path of keyfile in old validator node
SECRETFILE_PATH : path of secret file in old validator node
Check with validator-tool command: payout check and payout changeto
payout check command
Example:
Output:
2. payout changeto command
Example:
Output:
Run Validator Tool using npm package
If you want to execute validator tool on host machine or local machine without using docker, follow the following process.
Prerequisite:
Install node and npm
and LTS (recommended)
npm comes with nodejs installation.
validatortool --version 21.0.3
Execution of ewf-validator-tool
From the old (original) Validator Node - get the path or grab the value of the following two files - [If you want to run it on your local machine, just to collect the value of keyfile and .secret file.]
Connected to Volta (test network)
Successful call! Payout address of 0x5125254Ec2E024D8226cf4c389512c43802a76A1 is: 0x4933915c40477Db3a9AccA3Fa12DaA8ba5D4fD35
