remove all references to --create-id

README.md

@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ start Tor service `~/tari/applications/tari_base_node/osx/start_tor` (on Mac),
 
 To run from any directory of your choice, where the executable is visible in the path (first time use):
 
-    tari_base_node --init --create-id
+    tari_base_node --init 
     tari_base_node
 
     tari_console_wallet --init
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ Consecutive runs:
 Alternatively, you can run the Tari applications from your source directory using `cargo`, and just omit the `--release`
 flag if you want to run in debug mode (first time use):
 
-    cargo run --bin tari_base_node --release --  --init --create-id
+    cargo run --bin tari_base_node --release --  --init 
     cargo run --bin tari_base_node --release
 
     cargo run --bin tari_merge_mining_proxy --release

applications/launchpad/docker_rig/quick_start.sh

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export TARI_NETWORK=$NETWORK
 
 if [[ $SETUP == 1 ]]; then
   echo "Creating identity files and default config file"
-  docker compose run --rm base_node --create-id --init
+  docker compose run --rm base_node --init
 fi
 
 if [[ $START_TOR == 1 ]]; then

applications/tari_app_utilities/src/identity_management.rs

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ pub const LOG_TARGET: &str = "tari_application";
 
 const REQUIRED_IDENTITY_PERMS: u32 = 0o100600;
 
-/// Loads the node identity, or creates a new one if the --create-id flag was specified
+/// Loads the node identity, or creates a new one if create_id is true
 ///
 /// ## Parameters
 /// - `identity_file` - Reference to file path
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ pub fn setup_node_identity<P: AsRef<Path>>(
             ExitCode::ConfigError,
             &format!(
                 "{path} has incorrect permissions. You can update the identity file with the correct permissions \
-                 using 'chmod 600 {path}', or delete the identity file and re-run the node with the --create-id flag.",
+                 using 'chmod 600 {path}', or delete the identity file and a new one will be created on next start",
                 path = identity_file.as_ref().to_string_lossy()
             ),
         )),
@@ -76,17 +76,15 @@ pub fn setup_node_identity<P: AsRef<Path>>(
                 if !prompt {
                     error!(
                         target: LOG_TARGET,
-                        "Node identity information not found. {}. You can update the configuration file to point to a \
-                         valid node identity file, or re-run the node with the --create-id flag to create a new \
-                         identity.",
+                        "Node identity not found. {}. You can update the configuration file to point to a valid node \
+                         identity file, or re-run the node and create a new one.",
                         e
                     );
                     return Err(ExitError::new(
                         ExitCode::ConfigError,
                         &format!(
                             "Node identity information not found. {}. You can update the configuration file to point \
-                             to a valid node identity file, or re-run the node with the --create-id flag to create a \
-                             new identity.",
+                             to a valid node identity file, or re-run the node to create a new one",
                             e
                         ),
                     ));

applications/tari_base_node/linux/supervisord.md

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ sudo cp -v /home/vagrant/src/tari/target/release/tari_base_node  /usr/local/tari
 ```
 Create your tari_base_node configs
 ```
-sudo /usr/local/tari/bin/tari_base_node --base-path /usr/local/tari --init --create-id
+sudo /usr/local/tari/bin/tari_base_node --base-path /usr/local/tari --init 
 ```
 Setup ```tari_base_node``` services in supervisord -
 ```/etc/supervisor/conf.d/tari_base_node.conf```

applications/tari_base_node/osx/install.sh

@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ fi
 
 # Configure Base Node
 ./tari_base_node --init
-./tari_base_node --create-id
 
 banner Running Tari Base Node
 # Run Base Node

applications/tari_base_node/osx/post_install.sh

@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ if [ ! -f "$DATA_DIR/config.toml" ]; then
 #  cp log4rs_sample_base_node.yml $DATA_DIR/log4rs_base_node.yml
 
   # Configure Base Node
-  tari_base_node --init --create-id
+  tari_base_node --init
 
   echo "Configuration complete."
 fi

applications/tari_base_node/setup.sh

@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ osascript -e "tell application \"Terminal\" to do script \"sh ${PWD}/start_tor.s
 # Configure Base Node
 cd "${INSTALL_ROOT}" || exit
 tari_base-node --init
-tari_base_node --create-id
 
 # Run Base Node
 tari_base_node

applications/tari_base_node/src/main.rs

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 /// ```
 ///
 /// For the first run
-/// `cargo run tari_base_node -- --create-id`
+/// `cargo run tari_base_node -- --init
 ///
 /// Subsequent runs
 /// `cargo run tari_base_node`

applications/tari_base_node/windows/runtime/source_base_node_env.bat

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ if exist "%my_exe_path%\%my_exe%" (
 
 rem First time run
 if not exist "%config_path%\base_node_id.json" (
-    "%base_node%" --create-id --init --config "%config_path%\config.toml" --log_config "%config_path%\log4rs_base_node.yml" --base-path "%base_path%"
+    "%base_node%" --init --config "%config_path%\config.toml" --log_config "%config_path%\log4rs_base_node.yml" --base-path "%base_path%"
     echo.
     echo.
     echo Created "%config_path%\base_node_id.json".

buildtools/docker/start.sh

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ sleep 15
 
 TARI_CONFIG=~/.tari/config/config.toml
 if [[ ! -f $TARI_CONFIG ]]; then
-  tari_base_node --init --create-id
+  tari_base_node --init
   # fix for docker, bind grpc to 0.0.0.0 instead of loopback
   sed -i -e 's/127.0.0.1:18142/0.0.0.0:18142/' $TARI_CONFIG
 fi

integration_tests/helpers/baseNodeProcess.js

@@ -49,14 +49,7 @@ class BaseNodeProcess {
         break;
       }
     } while (fs.existsSync(this.baseDir));
-    const args = [
-      "--base-path",
-      ".",
-      "--init",
-      "--create-id",
-      "--network",
-      "localnet",
-    ];
+    const args = ["--base-path", ".", "--init", "--network", "localnet"];
     const overrides = this.getOverrides();
     Object.keys(overrides).forEach((k) => {
       args.push("-p");

integration_tests/helpers/validatorNodeProcess.js

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class ValidatorNodeProcess {
         break;
       }
     } while (fs.existsSync(this.baseDir));
-    const args = ["--base-path", ".", "--init", "--create-id"];
+    const args = ["--base-path", ".", "--init"];
     if (this.logFilePath) {
       args.push("--log-config", this.logFilePath);
     }