Trying to connect my test node (v25.09rc1-3-g7c75abc) to my main node (v25.05, id: 031979fe...) gives the error below. Luckily, my test node didn't close the channel.
After returning to v25.05 (test node v25.05 software plus a backup of the test node data in .lightning) everything works fine again.
I tried a few times to reconnect therefore the repeated error messages:
2025-08-21T06:48:04.424Z INFO lightningd: v25.09rc1-3-g7c75abc
2025-08-21T06:48:04.499Z INFO plugin-manager: /home/user/lightning_test/plugins/bookkeeper: disabled via disable-plugin
2025-08-21T06:48:04.759Z INFO lightningd: Updating database from version 268 to 276
2025-08-21T06:48:04.932Z INFO lightningd: bookkeeper migration complete: migrated 23 chainmoves, 1115 channelmoves, 878 descriptions
2025-08-21T06:48:04.946Z INFO plugin-backup.py: root : Comparing backup version 734788 versus first write version 734789
2025-08-21T06:48:04.946Z INFO plugin-backup.py: Comparing backup version 734788 versus first write version 734789
2025-08-21T06:48:04.946Z INFO plugin-backup.py: root : Versions match up
2025-08-21T06:48:04.946Z INFO plugin-backup.py: Versions match up
2025-08-21T06:48:17.045Z INFO plugin-bcli: bitcoin-cli initialized and connected to bitcoind.
2025-08-21T06:48:19.068Z INFO plugin-chanbackup: Loaded 1 stored backups for peers
2025-08-21T06:48:19.301Z INFO lightningd: --------------------------------------------------
2025-08-21T06:48:19.301Z INFO lightningd: Server started with public key 02a9dbc1724ecdcd94364920c029cc5b260081d5148d6698328f8dc73b3bfa0fcd, alias shecret (color #02a9db) and lightningd v25.09rc1-3-g7c75abc
2025-08-21T06:50:38.242Z INFO plugin-cln-xpay: Redirecting pay->xpay
2025-08-21T06:50:38.519Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-channeld-chan#3: Received WARNING channel 00e8fa5f98228486a276abaa8e970d3b8433ff8afc7950f78973e5ead9078124: Bad commit_sig 008400e8fa5f98228486a276abaa8e970d3b8433ff8afc7950f78973e5ead9078124246fb1c6c36169d783489a90d69ee6a6511ade0d5871f2cacda6e336f66a6f227cf2cf7bb406374a20c998d51bac6a13a4bc0d1ea253b7ac208999bdd1638dd6000000205c03e880dc44fdae15fca3bd6e39fe8ab437613a90cb7075db31b0999481af3e
2025-08-21T06:50:38.537Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-channeld-chan#3: Peer connection lost
2025-08-21T06:50:38.537Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-chan#3: Peer transient failure in CHANNELD_NORMAL: channeld: Owning subdaemon channeld died (62208)
2025-08-21T06:50:40.323Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-channeld-chan#3: Received WARNING channel 00e8fa5f98228486a276abaa8e970d3b8433ff8afc7950f78973e5ead9078124: Bad commit_sig 008400e8fa5f98228486a276abaa8e970d3b8433ff8afc7950f78973e5ead9078124246fb1c6c36169d783489a90d69ee6a6511ade0d5871f2cacda6e336f66a6f227cf2cf7bb406374a20c998d51bac6a13a4bc0d1ea253b7ac208999bdd1638dd6000000205c03e880dc44fdae15fca3bd6e39fe8ab437613a90cb7075db31b0999481af3e
2025-08-21T06:50:40.323Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-channeld-chan#3: Peer connection lost
2025-08-21T06:50:40.323Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-chan#3: Peer transient failure in CHANNELD_NORMAL: channeld: Owning subdaemon channeld died (62208)
2025-08-21T06:50:43.326Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-channeld-chan#3: Received WARNING channel 00e8fa5f98228486a276abaa8e970d3b8433ff8afc7950f78973e5ead9078124: Bad commit_sig 008400e8fa5f98228486a276abaa8e970d3b8433ff8afc7950f78973e5ead9078124246fb1c6c36169d783489a90d69ee6a6511ade0d5871f2cacda6e336f66a6f227cf2cf7bb406374a20c998d51bac6a13a4bc0d1ea253b7ac208999bdd1638dd6000000205c03e880dc44fdae15fca3bd6e39fe8ab437613a90cb7075db31b0999481af3e
2025-08-21T06:50:43.327Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-channeld-chan#3: Peer connection lost
2025-08-21T06:50:43.327Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-chan#3: Peer transient failure in CHANNELD_NORMAL: channeld: Owning subdaemon channeld died (62208)
2025-08-21T06:50:47.499Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-channeld-chan#3: Received WARNING channel 00e8fa5f98228486a276abaa8e970d3b8433ff8afc7950f78973e5ead9078124: Bad commit_sig 008400e8fa5f98228486a276abaa8e970d3b8433ff8afc7950f78973e5ead9078124246fb1c6c36169d783489a90d69ee6a6511ade0d5871f2cacda6e336f66a6f227cf2cf7bb406374a20c998d51bac6a13a4bc0d1ea253b7ac208999bdd1638dd6000000205c03e880dc44fdae15fca3bd6e39fe8ab437613a90cb7075db31b0999481af3e
2025-08-21T06:50:47.500Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-channeld-chan#3: Peer connection lost
2025-08-21T06:50:47.500Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-chan#3: Peer transient failure in CHANNELD_NORMAL: channeld: Owning subdaemon channeld died (62208)
2025-08-21T06:50:56.301Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-channeld-chan#3: Received WARNING channel 00e8fa5f98228486a276abaa8e970d3b8433ff8afc7950f78973e5ead9078124: Bad commit_sig 008400e8fa5f98228486a276abaa8e970d3b8433ff8afc7950f78973e5ead9078124246fb1c6c36169d783489a90d69ee6a6511ade0d5871f2cacda6e336f66a6f227cf2cf7bb406374a20c998d51bac6a13a4bc0d1ea253b7ac208999bdd1638dd6000000205c03e880dc44fdae15fca3bd6e39fe8ab437613a90cb7075db31b0999481af3e
2025-08-21T06:50:56.301Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-channeld-chan#3: Peer connection lost
2025-08-21T06:50:56.301Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-chan#3: Peer transient failure in CHANNELD_NORMAL: channeld: Owning subdaemon channeld died (62208)
2025-08-21T06:51:10.667Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-channeld-chan#3: Received WARNING channel 00e8fa5f98228486a276abaa8e970d3b8433ff8afc7950f78973e5ead9078124: Bad commit_sig 008400e8fa5f98228486a276abaa8e970d3b8433ff8afc7950f78973e5ead9078124246fb1c6c36169d783489a90d69ee6a6511ade0d5871f2cacda6e336f66a6f227cf2cf7bb406374a20c998d51bac6a13a4bc0d1ea253b7ac208999bdd1638dd6000000205c03e880dc44fdae15fca3bd6e39fe8ab437613a90cb7075db31b0999481af3e
2025-08-21T06:51:10.668Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-channeld-chan#3: Peer connection lost
2025-08-21T06:51:10.669Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-chan#3: Peer transient failure in CHANNELD_NORMAL: channeld: Owning subdaemon channeld died (62208)
2025-08-21T06:51:12.752Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-channeld-chan#3: Received WARNING channel 00e8fa5f98228486a276abaa8e970d3b8433ff8afc7950f78973e5ead9078124: Bad commit_sig 008400e8fa5f98228486a276abaa8e970d3b8433ff8afc7950f78973e5ead9078124246fb1c6c36169d783489a90d69ee6a6511ade0d5871f2cacda6e336f66a6f227cf2cf7bb406374a20c998d51bac6a13a4bc0d1ea253b7ac208999bdd1638dd6000000205c03e880dc44fdae15fca3bd6e39fe8ab437613a90cb7075db31b0999481af3e
2025-08-21T06:51:12.752Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-channeld-chan#3: Peer connection lost
2025-08-21T06:51:12.752Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-chan#3: Peer transient failure in CHANNELD_NORMAL: channeld: Owning subdaemon channeld died (62208)
2025-08-21T06:51:45.769Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-channeld-chan#3: Received WARNING channel 00e8fa5f98228486a276abaa8e970d3b8433ff8afc7950f78973e5ead9078124: Bad commit_sig 008400e8fa5f98228486a276abaa8e970d3b8433ff8afc7950f78973e5ead9078124246fb1c6c36169d783489a90d69ee6a6511ade0d5871f2cacda6e336f66a6f227cf2cf7bb406374a20c998d51bac6a13a4bc0d1ea253b7ac208999bdd1638dd6000000205c03e880dc44fdae15fca3bd6e39fe8ab437613a90cb7075db31b0999481af3e
2025-08-21T06:51:45.841Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-channeld-chan#3: Peer connection lost
2025-08-21T06:51:45.841Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-chan#3: Peer transient failure in CHANNELD_NORMAL: channeld: Owning subdaemon channeld died (62208)
2025-08-21T06:52:01.698Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-channeld-chan#3: Received WARNING channel 00e8fa5f98228486a276abaa8e970d3b8433ff8afc7950f78973e5ead9078124: Bad commit_sig 008400e8fa5f98228486a276abaa8e970d3b8433ff8afc7950f78973e5ead9078124246fb1c6c36169d783489a90d69ee6a6511ade0d5871f2cacda6e336f66a6f227cf2cf7bb406374a20c998d51bac6a13a4bc0d1ea253b7ac208999bdd1638dd6000000205c03e880dc44fdae15fca3bd6e39fe8ab437613a90cb7075db31b0999481af3e
2025-08-21T06:52:01.705Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-channeld-chan#3: Peer connection lost
2025-08-21T06:52:01.705Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-chan#3: Peer transient failure in CHANNELD_NORMAL: channeld: Owning subdaemon channeld died (62208)
2025-08-21T06:52:15.391Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-channeld-chan#3: Received WARNING channel 00e8fa5f98228486a276abaa8e970d3b8433ff8afc7950f78973e5ead9078124: Bad commit_sig 008400e8fa5f98228486a276abaa8e970d3b8433ff8afc7950f78973e5ead9078124246fb1c6c36169d783489a90d69ee6a6511ade0d5871f2cacda6e336f66a6f227cf2cf7bb406374a20c998d51bac6a13a4bc0d1ea253b7ac208999bdd1638dd6000000205c03e880dc44fdae15fca3bd6e39fe8ab437613a90cb7075db31b0999481af3e
2025-08-21T06:52:15.391Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-channeld-chan#3: Peer connection lost
2025-08-21T06:52:15.391Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-chan#3: Peer transient failure in CHANNELD_NORMAL: channeld: Owning subdaemon channeld died (62208)
2025-08-21T06:52:50.449Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-channeld-chan#3: Received WARNING channel 00e8fa5f98228486a276abaa8e970d3b8433ff8afc7950f78973e5ead9078124: Bad commit_sig 008400e8fa5f98228486a276abaa8e970d3b8433ff8afc7950f78973e5ead9078124246fb1c6c36169d783489a90d69ee6a6511ade0d5871f2cacda6e336f66a6f227cf2cf7bb406374a20c998d51bac6a13a4bc0d1ea253b7ac208999bdd1638dd6000000205c03e880dc44fdae15fca3bd6e39fe8ab437613a90cb7075db31b0999481af3e
2025-08-21T06:52:50.452Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-channeld-chan#3: Peer connection lost
2025-08-21T06:52:50.452Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-chan#3: Peer transient failure in CHANNELD_NORMAL: channeld: Owning subdaemon channeld died (62208)
2025-08-21T06:54:23.783Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-channeld-chan#3: Received WARNING channel 00e8fa5f98228486a276abaa8e970d3b8433ff8afc7950f78973e5ead9078124: Bad commit_sig 008400e8fa5f98228486a276abaa8e970d3b8433ff8afc7950f78973e5ead9078124246fb1c6c36169d783489a90d69ee6a6511ade0d5871f2cacda6e336f66a6f227cf2cf7bb406374a20c998d51bac6a13a4bc0d1ea253b7ac208999bdd1638dd6000000205c03e880dc44fdae15fca3bd6e39fe8ab437613a90cb7075db31b0999481af3e
2025-08-21T06:54:23.783Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-channeld-chan#3: Peer connection lost
2025-08-21T06:54:23.783Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-chan#3: Peer transient failure in CHANNELD_NORMAL: channeld: Owning subdaemon channeld died (62208)
2025-08-21T06:54:55.313Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-channeld-chan#3: Received WARNING channel 00e8fa5f98228486a276abaa8e970d3b8433ff8afc7950f78973e5ead9078124: Bad commit_sig 008400e8fa5f98228486a276abaa8e970d3b8433ff8afc7950f78973e5ead9078124246fb1c6c36169d783489a90d69ee6a6511ade0d5871f2cacda6e336f66a6f227cf2cf7bb406374a20c998d51bac6a13a4bc0d1ea253b7ac208999bdd1638dd6000000205c03e880dc44fdae15fca3bd6e39fe8ab437613a90cb7075db31b0999481af3e
2025-08-21T06:54:55.313Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-channeld-chan#3: Peer connection lost
2025-08-21T06:54:55.313Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-chan#3: Peer transient failure in CHANNELD_NORMAL: channeld: Owning subdaemon channeld died (62208)
2025-08-21T06:54:58.815Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-channeld-chan#3: Received WARNING channel 00e8fa5f98228486a276abaa8e970d3b8433ff8afc7950f78973e5ead9078124: Bad commit_sig 008400e8fa5f98228486a276abaa8e970d3b8433ff8afc7950f78973e5ead9078124246fb1c6c36169d783489a90d69ee6a6511ade0d5871f2cacda6e336f66a6f227cf2cf7bb406374a20c998d51bac6a13a4bc0d1ea253b7ac208999bdd1638dd6000000205c03e880dc44fdae15fca3bd6e39fe8ab437613a90cb7075db31b0999481af3e
2025-08-21T06:54:58.815Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-channeld-chan#3: Peer connection lost
2025-08-21T06:54:58.816Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-chan#3: Peer transient failure in CHANNELD_NORMAL: channeld: Owning subdaemon channeld died (62208)
2025-08-21T06:58:40.191Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-channeld-chan#3: Received WARNING channel 00e8fa5f98228486a276abaa8e970d3b8433ff8afc7950f78973e5ead9078124: Bad commit_sig 008400e8fa5f98228486a276abaa8e970d3b8433ff8afc7950f78973e5ead9078124246fb1c6c36169d783489a90d69ee6a6511ade0d5871f2cacda6e336f66a6f227cf2cf7bb406374a20c998d51bac6a13a4bc0d1ea253b7ac208999bdd1638dd6000000205c03e880dc44fdae15fca3bd6e39fe8ab437613a90cb7075db31b0999481af3e
2025-08-21T06:58:40.212Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-channeld-chan#3: Peer connection lost
2025-08-21T06:58:40.212Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-chan#3: Peer transient failure in CHANNELD_NORMAL: channeld: Owning subdaemon channeld died (62208)
2025-08-21T06:59:15.611Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-channeld-chan#3: Received WARNING channel 00e8fa5f98228486a276abaa8e970d3b8433ff8afc7950f78973e5ead9078124: Bad commit_sig 008400e8fa5f98228486a276abaa8e970d3b8433ff8afc7950f78973e5ead9078124246fb1c6c36169d783489a90d69ee6a6511ade0d5871f2cacda6e336f66a6f227cf2cf7bb406374a20c998d51bac6a13a4bc0d1ea253b7ac208999bdd1638dd6000000205c03e880dc44fdae15fca3bd6e39fe8ab437613a90cb7075db31b0999481af3e
2025-08-21T06:59:15.611Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-channeld-chan#3: Peer connection lost
2025-08-21T06:59:15.611Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-chan#3: Peer transient failure in CHANNELD_NORMAL: channeld: Owning subdaemon channeld died (62208)
2025-08-21T07:01:33.697Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-channeld-chan#3: Received WARNING channel 00e8fa5f98228486a276abaa8e970d3b8433ff8afc7950f78973e5ead9078124: Bad commit_sig 008400e8fa5f98228486a276abaa8e970d3b8433ff8afc7950f78973e5ead9078124246fb1c6c36169d783489a90d69ee6a6511ade0d5871f2cacda6e336f66a6f227cf2cf7bb406374a20c998d51bac6a13a4bc0d1ea253b7ac208999bdd1638dd6000000205c03e880dc44fdae15fca3bd6e39fe8ab437613a90cb7075db31b0999481af3e
2025-08-21T07:01:33.700Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-channeld-chan#3: Peer connection lost
2025-08-21T07:01:33.700Z INFO 031979fe6ce0e69ece6d99a4bc4a7b30ed22a8cb8703dd7dd2dfaf619e07127e0b-chan#3: Peer transient failure in CHANNELD_NORMAL: channeld: Owning subdaemon channeld died (62208)
2025-08-21T07:01:53.773Z UNUSUAL lightningd: JSON-RPC shutdown
Trying to connect my test node (v25.09rc1-3-g7c75abc) to my main node (v25.05, id: 031979fe...) gives the error below. Luckily, my test node didn't close the channel.
After returning to v25.05 (test node v25.05 software plus a backup of the test node data in .lightning) everything works fine again.
I tried a few times to reconnect therefore the repeated error messages: