From 3ec2167590575dfc32ac11b057f8738936bd68ba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: LightningHelper <35897350+LightningHelper@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2021 20:43:36 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] improve hsm_secret doc --- doc/BACKUP.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/BACKUP.md b/doc/BACKUP.md index 1e02acfc8..d5b57477f 100644 --- a/doc/BACKUP.md +++ b/doc/BACKUP.md @@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ of the build directory. lightning-hsmtool generatehsm hsm_secret -Then enter the BIP39 words, plus an optional passphrase. +Then enter the BIP39 words, plus an optional passphrase. Then copy the +`hsm_secret` to `${LIGHTNINGDIR}` You can regenerate the same `hsm_secret` file using the same BIP39 words, which again, you can back up on paper.