How to Clear/Reset your ZeroTier Address

If you would like to clear or reset ZeroTier's address on a device (the 10-digit address node ID) or you have cloned a device and you want to prevent it from using the same address, follow these instructions:

1. Stop the service.

   1. On Windows this is done with the service manager. (Open the Start Menu and start typing "service")
      

   2. On Mac you can open a terminal and use

      Stop Mac Service

      sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.zerotier.one.plist

      .

   3. On Linux this is usually

      sudo systemctl stop zerotier-one

      or

      sudo service zerotier-one stop

2. Delete the files identity.public and identity.secret from ZeroTier's working directory.

   1. On Windows this is usually "\ProgramData\ZeroTier\One".
   2. On Mac this is "/Library/Application Support/ZeroTier/One".
   3. On Linux this is usually "/var/lib/zerotier-one".

3. Restart the service

   1. starting via the service manager on Windows

   2. On Mac

      sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.zerotier.one.plist

   3. On Linux

      sudo systemctl start zerotier-one

      or

      sudo service zerotier-one start

When started without identities ZeroTier will generate new ones.

You will need to authorize this new identity on any networks.

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