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15 changes: 6 additions & 9 deletions cmd/utils/flags.go
Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change
Expand Up @@ -744,6 +744,12 @@ func MakeAddress(ks *keystore.KeyStore, account string) (accounts.Account, error
if err != nil || index < 0 {
return accounts.Account{}, fmt.Errorf("invalid account address or index %q", account)
}
log.Warn("-------------------------------------------------------------------")
log.Warn("Referring to accounts by order in the keystore folder is dangerous!")
log.Warn("This functionality is deprecated and will be removed in the future!")
log.Warn("Please use explicit addresses! (can search via `geth account list`)")
log.Warn("-------------------------------------------------------------------")

accs := ks.Accounts()
if len(accs) <= index {
return accounts.Account{}, fmt.Errorf("index %d higher than number of accounts %d", index, len(accs))
Expand All @@ -760,15 +766,6 @@ func setEtherbase(ctx *cli.Context, ks *keystore.KeyStore, cfg *eth.Config) {
Fatalf("Option %q: %v", EtherbaseFlag.Name, err)
}
cfg.Etherbase = account.Address
return
}
accounts := ks.Accounts()
if (cfg.Etherbase == common.Address{}) {
if len(accounts) > 0 {
cfg.Etherbase = accounts[0].Address
} else {
log.Warn("No etherbase set and no accounts found as default")
}
}
}

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11 changes: 9 additions & 2 deletions eth/backend.go
Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change
Expand Up @@ -304,10 +304,17 @@ func (s *Ethereum) Etherbase() (eb common.Address, err error) {
}
if wallets := s.AccountManager().Wallets(); len(wallets) > 0 {
if accounts := wallets[0].Accounts(); len(accounts) > 0 {
return accounts[0].Address, nil
etherbase := accounts[0].Address

s.lock.Lock()
s.etherbase = etherbase
s.lock.Unlock()

log.Info("Etherbase automatically configured", "address", etherbase)
return etherbase, nil
}
}
return common.Address{}, fmt.Errorf("etherbase address must be explicitly specified")
return common.Address{}, fmt.Errorf("etherbase must be explicitly specified")
}

// set in js console via admin interface or wrapper from cli flags
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