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Add safe configuration commands

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Eric Wendland 2026-07-18 16:15:13 +02:00
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@ -67,6 +67,27 @@ Set `RUST_LOG=geth_node=debug` when more daemon diagnostics are useful. Use
`geth --home <dir> ...` to operate an isolated home without exporting an
environment variable.
## Inspect And Change Configuration
User story: as an operator, I want to find and validate the exact configuration
used by one geth home without guessing an OS-specific path or hand-editing
common boolean and interval settings.
```sh
geth config path
geth config show
geth config set sync.live_sync_interval_ms 10000
geth config validate
geth daemon stop
geth daemon start
```
`config show` reports built-in defaults when the file has not been created yet.
`config set` preserves unrelated TOML and comments and refuses to replace the
file if the complete prospective configuration is invalid. Success means
`config validate` identifies the selected path as valid. Configuration is
loaded at daemon startup, so restart the user service after changes.
## Establish An Owner Trust Root
User story: as the mesh owner, I want my first node rooted in an existing SSH