Error Observed: Failed to unlock account (0x…) No key for given address or file

Description:

This error happens in light of the fact that the way for the password.txt record is erroneous. You can follow the beneath steps to amend this.

Solution:

For Linux packages:

Kill Bor process

For linux:

1. ps -aux | grep bor. Get the PID for Bor and then run the following command.
   

        2. sudo kill -9 PID

For Ansible:

1. Copy the bor keystore file to

   /etc/bor/dataDir/keystore
   

2. And password.txt to

   /etc/bor/dataDir/
   

3. Make sure you have added correct address in /etc/bor/metadata

For Binaries:

1. Copy the Bor keystore file to:

   /var/lib/bor/keystore/
   

2. And password.txt to

   /var/lib/bor/password.txt