lnd updatechanpolicy has confusing --help
Author: abrknCreated Jul 8, 2018Updated Sep 17, 2026
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Background
lncli updatechanpolicy states that the default --time_lock_delta is 0:
--time_lock_delta value the CLTV delta that will be applied to all forwarded HTLCs (default: 0)However:
lncli updatechanpolicy --fee_rate 0.001 --base_fee_msat 100000 --time_lock_delta 0```
results in
[lncli] rpc error: code = Unknown desc = time lock delta of 0 is too small, minimum supported is 4
### Your environment
lncli version 0.4.2 commit=a0b2fadea35fa4642daf4e9f56e6ecfe31d22ce1
### Steps to reproduce
lncli updatechanpolicy --fee_rate 0.001 --base_fee_msat 100000 --time_lock_delta 0```
Expected behaviour
Unsure
Actual behaviour
Error. See above.
Source: lightningnetwork/lnd