"Simulation failed with status: MODULE_ADDRESS_DOES_NOT_MATCH_SENDER" Getting this error when publishing on testnet

[ayushagarwal27]

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Describe your question in detail.

The contract works fine with --dev, however when that flag is removed, this kind of error is appearing

"Simulation failed with status: MODULE_ADDRESS_DOES_NOT_MATCH_SENDER"

What error, if any, are you getting?

No response

What have you tried or looked at? Or how can we reproduce the error?

Have compiled and tried publishing code with same wallet address of testnet

Which operating system are you using?

macOS

Which SDK or tool are you using? (if any)

TypeScript SDK

Describe your environment or tooling in detail

using boiler-plate-template of dApp

[gregnazario]

What does MODULE_ADDRESS_DOES_NOT_MATCH_SENDER mean?

It means that the account publishing the module via a transaction, is not the same as the address in the module. This is usually seen as a named address, or a plain address:

module deploy_addr::my_module {
  // ...
}

or

module 0x12345::my_module {
  // ...
}

In this case, it probably means that there's a dev address filled in for the dev-addresses

If you have a TOML like this, the address will change based on the --dev flag

[package]
name = "MyPackage"
version = "1.0.0"
authors = []

[addresses]
deploy_addr = "0x55555" (or "_")

[dev-addresses]
deploy_addr = "0x12345"

With a header in the module like:

module deploy_addr::my_module {
  // ...
}

To deploy a contract you'll want to ensure that the address for deploy_addr is the same as your deploying account

When you deploy you can run a command like below, assuming the CLI profile default

aptos move publish --named-addresses deploy_addr=default

Or if you know the address, you can also give the address directly like so

aptos move publish --named-addresses deploy_addr=0x1234567

[ayushagarwal27]

Hi, thank you for your response.

I have tried the above by running from CLI

aptos move publish --package-dir move --skip-fetch-latest-git-deps --named-addresses poke_addr=0x12345

move.toml have this structure

`
[addresses]
poke_addr = "0x12345"

[dev-addresses]
poke_addr = "0x12"
`

Also tried running compile first and then publish, getting same error:

{ "Error": "Simulation failed with status: MODULE_ADDRESS_DOES_NOT_MATCH_SENDER" }

[ayushagarwal27]

Fixed it using Remix IDE