From d322b3dc04c9fdb53f76ef0e6c582dacc2ff7794 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Chinchilla Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 11:26:43 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify calling non-whitelisted namespace --- docs/_rpc/server.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/_rpc/server.md b/docs/_rpc/server.md index 1e5c6801bc..7e954973f5 100644 --- a/docs/_rpc/server.md +++ b/docs/_rpc/server.md @@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ The default listening port is 8545. You can customize address and port using the geth --rpc --rpcport 3334 JSON-RPC method namespaces must be whitelisted in order to be available through -the HTTP server. The default whitelist allows access to the "eth" and "shh" +the HTTP server. A `-32602` error is generated if you call a namespace that is not +whitelisted. The default whitelist allows access to the "eth" and "shh" namespaces. To enable access to other APIs like account management ("personal") and debugging ("debug"), they must be configured via the `--rpcapi` flag. We do not recommend enabling such APIs over HTTP, however, since access to these