How to change 'party_hint'?

1. #1Simon Letort10-03-2025source ↗
   To change a node ‘party_hint’, do we have to stop the node and start it with the new party hint or do we need to recreate the node?

    

   see:

   - https://docs.dev.sync.global/app_dev/testing/localnet.html#depoying-the-nodes

   - https://docs.dev.sync.global/validator_operator/validator_compose.html#deployment

    
2. #2Wayne Collier10-03-2025source ↗
   Changing the party hint changes the partyID for the Validator Operator party. That party is part of the definition of the node identity which is also tied to the root namespace for the node, so changing the Validator Operator party requires creating a new node. 
   
   Create a new node, and transfer assets over from the old node, before shutting down the old node. 
   
   Of course, on DevNet you can just drop your old node and set up a new one. 
   
   In a docker setup, to drop the old node and start a new one you need to stop the validator and run `docker volume rm splice-validator_postgres-splice`.