SOLVED: Gaiad Requires Local PK from HSM Validator

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i have

#priv_validator_key_file = "config/priv_validator_key.json"
along with
priv_validator_laddr = "tcp://x.x.x.x:yyyyy"
in place.

A gaiad restart creates another priv_validator_key.json, which caused me problems until i just left the actual key in there. The HSM is signing fine.

There is no reason to leave the key in the node when you have in HSM. I must be doing something wrong. How do I tell gaiad that the PK is nowhere local?!

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Solved. It is supposed to create a random PK. In the future it might not. See https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/4249#event-2890583603