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[goodstemy]

I'm running:

• Parity client version: v2.0.3-beta-a0a2bed-20180831
• Parity UI version: 0.4.0
• Operating system: MacOS
• Installed via: from source
• Fully synchronized: es
• Network: demo poa tutorial
• I tried to restart both Parity UI and Parity Ethereum client: yes

I try to deploy my contract with truffle by steps below:

1. Run parity via parity --config node0.toml
2. Run shell via npm run electron
3. Run truffle migrate --network local with truffle config:

module.exports = {
  networks: {
    local: {
      host: "127.0.0.1",
      port: 8540,
      network_id: "*", // Match any network id
      from: "0x478a981B238a87EF8263DD343E9564F44b8e3c85",
    },
    ganache: {
      host: "127.0.0.1",
      port: 7545,
      network_id: "*"
    }
  }
};

4. Parity signer ask for select local key and type password
5. After choosing local key and typing password I get

[goodstemy]

ETH transactions with selecting local key and typing password works fine

[Tbaut]

You should avoid using Parity UI/signer for this. Use personal_sendTransaction or unlock an account (insecure if your node is exposed to the outside) temporarily.

[kazushige359]

I've got the same issue. @Tbaut Could you explain more about how to use personal_sendTransaction instead of Parity UI/signer?

[Tbaut]

@kazushige359 you could use MyCrypto Desktop App if you're not confident with using the command line. The advice I gave above isn't meant to be the only way of doing things, and it is not user friendly at all.

[vn-linescode]

Hello, I have the same issue. I always use the Parity UI integrated in Parity version 1.x, now i'm using this shell and I'm no more able to send transfer.
I don't think using personal_sendTransaction is the solution, I know the RPC, I create an application on top of it, but when I need to transfer ether I like to do it from Parity UI since it's very easy and fast.

Thank you.

[kazushige359]

Thank you for the comment. I didn't use Parity UI, instead unlocked my account from terminal like this. It worked for me.

parity --unlock [account] --password password.txt

[vn-linescode]

Done, but now I have this error:
"Trusted Signer is disabled. This API is not available"

[stone212]

@vm-linescode When you unlock an account Parity disables the UI. At least that's what happened in the past when the UI was part of Parity. Try --force-ui and see if the UI comes back.

[Tbaut]

@vn-linescode we advise to use Metamask or MyCrypto Desktop wallet on to of a Parity full node to send transactions. Parity UI is not in a state where et can be advised unfortunately.

[vn-linescode]

@stone212 --force-ui works only in version 1.x which is no more usable due to the recents ropsten forks.
@Tbaut Ok, is there a way for Metamask to get the keys created in the partity folder?

[Tbaut]

is there a way for Metamask to get the keys created in the parity folder?

Sure, you have to select the JSON file in the key folder
https://support.dex.top/hc/en-us/articles/360004245533-How-to-Import-Account-with-Private-or-JSON-File-

[vn-linescode]

I'm using tons of wallets, MyCrypto seems not to fit my requirements :(
Is there a way to help you to fix this issue?

EDIT: I did a little java client that uses RPC to send transactions, i'm OK with it, I hope continue to use the UI for contract creation and invokation.

[stone212]

@vn-linescode

--force-ui works only in version 1.x which is no more usable due to the recents ropsten forks.

Okay thank you. So (unrelated to this ticket) can you tell me what the correct way is of allowing the Parity UI on nodes where an account is unlocked? This is a common use case for us. It is secured by SSH tunnel so no security risk.

[vn-linescode]

@vn-linescode

--force-ui works only in version 1.x which is no more usable due to the recents ropsten forks.

Okay thank you. So (unrelated to this ticket) can you tell me what the correct way is of allowing the Parity UI on nodes where an account is unlocked? This is a common use case for us. It is secured by SSH tunnel so no security risk.

I don't know how Parity UI connects to Parity, I used to have 2 parity listening into 2 different ports, but I can't see any configuration on UI.