PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD is not recognized

[merttanitan1]

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Lesson 5

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Operating System

Windows

Describe the bug

When I enter the following command in the terminal, I receive the error: PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD=password : The term 'PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD=password' is not recognized.

Command:

PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD=password node deploy.js

Additional Information:

• env file:

RPC = "http://127.0.0.1:7545"

• encryptKey.js File:

require("dotenv").config();
const ethers = require("ethers");
const fs = require("fs-extra");

async function main() {
    const wallet = new ethers.Wallet(process.env.PRIVATE_KEY);
    const encryptedJsonKey = await wallet.encrypt(
        process.env.PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD,
        process.env.PRIVATE_KEY
    );
    console.log(encryptedJsonKey);
    fs.writeFileSync("./.encryptedKey.json", encryptedJsonKey);
}

• deploy.js File Code Block:

const encryptedJson = fs.readFileSync("./.encryptedKey.json", "utf8");
let wallet = new ethers.Wallet.fromEncryptedJsonSync(
    encryptedJson,
    process.env.PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD
);

wallet = wallet.connect(provider);

[merttanitan1]

I also defined PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD in the .env file, but the issue persists.

PRIVATE_KEY = ""
RPC = "http://127.0.0.1:7545"
PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD = ""

[merttanitan1]

I've learned that this issue occurs for Windows users. To fix it, we need to temporarily set the environment variable.

[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD", "password", "User")

Then, check it by getting the variable:

[Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD")

If the output is password, proceed to deploy with:

node deploy.js