<p>The reasons for my problems where the following: </p>

<p><code>bitcoin-init</code> seems to be the correct process.</p>

<p><code>getinfo</code> is no longer a method, it has been removed.</p>

<p>My startup skript /<code>etc/systemd/system/bitcoind.startup</code> was running <code>bitcoind</code> with <code>user bitcoin</code>. When I started it manually <code>bitcoind</code> run with another user (the active one I was using the shell with). <code>bitcoind</code> will then automatically set up a working directory in the home directory of this other user.</p>

<p>Another issue is that <code>bitcoin-cli</code> as a client can use password and user for authentication with <code>bitcoind</code> as a server (but it will be deprecated). But <code>bitcoin-cli</code> is also able to connect to a <code>bitcoind</code> server on the same machine <strong>without</strong> password/user just by a cookie. This is not the case for the class <code>RawProxy()</code> in <code>python-bitcoinlib</code> - it needs authentication. So, a command with <code>bitcoin-cli</code> might work without user/password while the same in a script with that library will not.   </p>

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<p>With the order, I will try to response to your question.</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>According to this thread I assume that the daemon process bitcoind has been renamed to bitcoin-init but I am not sure if I understood that correctly.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>I don't think the bitcoind is rewriting to bitcoin-init, but I don't have a mode for testing bitcoin-core on raspberry, so I ask you if you can post "how you have installed the bitcoin-core?", with command <code>sudo apt install</code> or a zip directory on Github/official site bitcoin?</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>My node seems to update the chain, but very slowly - 50GB after several weeks. And it is not reachable if I check my local IP via Coindance.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>The answer is "depends", depends on your connection, in any case, is a little slow if you don't have an ADSL 7 mbs</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>EDIT: The book (Antonopoulos) sais that bitcoind will give an error unless I set an rpcpassword in the configuration file. I don't have such a file, but bitcoind gives:</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Is possible to configure the node bitcoind with the file config, "bitcoin.conf", you have a complete example <a href="https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/share/examples/bitcoin.conf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a> and here file must be inside the directory bitcoin, if you don't change it, will be in the folder <code>/home/yourName/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf</code> or you can set the bitcoind from the command line, an example <code>bitcoind -rpcuser=vincent</code></p>

<blockquote>
  <p>I seem to have two seperate directories for .bitcoin. How can I tell bitcoind to use the other one?</p>
</blockquote>

<p>If you have synchronized the bitcoin-core inside another directory (an example because you have a version bitcoin inside the external HDD) your command for bitcoin is similar this, <code>bitcoind  -datadir=/media/vincenzo/Maxtor/BitcoinCore/node</code> if you not call the bitcoind with the daradir, the bitcoind re-synchronized the blockchain of bitcoin inside the <code>/home/yourName/.bitcoin/</code> directory </p>

<blockquote>
  <p>If I run bitcoin-cli getinfo with my usual Rasperry user pi I get</p>
</blockquote>

<p>The problem should be the datadir different from <code>/home/yourName/.bitcoin/</code></p>

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I am running version 0.18.99.0 which I compiled via git. Did you check the link I provided for finding out if bitcoind has been changed to bitcoin-init (just the process, the servicename is still bitcoind). https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/16007 Also, I am now running it in -printtoconsole to check if it works. Which command can I use to give bitcoind the path to my config file? -conf=... seems not to work.
bomben
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I have add this details inside the aswer, with -datadir=path and the bitcoin.conf must be inside the path
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<p>I have set up a node on a RaspberryPi. When I check for active processes with <code>top</code> I see <code>bitcoin-init</code> occupying 50% of memory and 7% of CPU. </p>

<p>I can check for <code>bitcoind</code> and it is <code>active</code>:</p>

<pre><code>bitcoin@raspberrypi ~ $ service bitcoind status
● bitcoind.service - Bitcoin daemon
   Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/bitcoind.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
   Active: active (running) since Fri 2019-08-09 14:43:54 CEST; 2 weeks 4 days ago
  Process: 623 ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/bitcoind -conf=/home/bitcoin/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf -pid=/home/bitcoin/.bitcoin/bitcoind.pid (cod
 Main PID: 772 (bitcoin-init)
    Tasks: 16 (limit: 4915)
   CGroup: /system.slice/bitcoind.service
           └─772 /usr/local/bin/bitcoind -conf=/home/bitcoin/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf -pid=/home/bitcoin/.bitcoin/bitcoind.pid
</code></pre>

<p>According to <a href="https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/16007" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this</a> thread I assume that the daemon process <code>bitcoind</code>
has been renamed to <code>bitcoin-init</code> but I am not sure if I understood that correctly. </p>

<p>My node seems to update the chain, but very slowly - 50GB after several weeks. And it is not reachable if I check my local IP via Coindance.</p>

<p>If I run <code>bitcoin-cli getinfo</code> with my usual Rasperry user <code>pi</code> I get</p>

<pre><code>error: Could not locate RPC credentials. No authentication cookie could be found, and RPC password is not set.  See -rpcpassword and -stdinrpcpass.  Configuration file: (/home/pi/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf)`
</code></pre>

<p>I have not set up a <code>bitcoin.conf</code> file.</p>

<p>If I run it with user <code>bitcoin</code> (not sure if that would be the right thing to do):</p>

<pre><code>bitcoin@raspberrypi ~ $ bitcoin-cli getinfo
error code: -32601
error message:
Method not found
</code></pre>

<p>So, is <code>bitcoin-init</code> maybe just a startup process and my node is not working?</p>

<hr>

<p>EDIT: The book (Antonopoulos) sais that <code>bitcoind</code> will give an error unless I set an rpcpassword in the configuration file. I don't have such a file, but <code>bitcoind</code> gives:</p>

<pre><code>2019-08-28T07:27:16Z Bitcoin Core version v0.18.99.0-12fd4bbd1 (release build)
2019-08-28T07:27:16Z Assuming ancestors of block 0000000000000000000f1c54590ee18d15ec70e68c8cd4cfbadb1b4f11697eee have valid signatures.
2019-08-28T07:27:16Z Setting nMinimumChainWork=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000051dc8b82f450202ecb3d471
2019-08-28T07:27:16Z Using the 'standard' SHA256 implementation
2019-08-28T07:27:17Z Default data directory /home/pi/.bitcoin
2019-08-28T07:27:17Z Using data directory /home/pi/.bitcoin
2019-08-28T07:27:17Z Config file: /home/pi/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf (not found, skipping)
2019-08-28T07:27:17Z Using at most 125 automatic connections (1024 file descriptors available)
2019-08-28T07:27:17Z Using 16 MiB out of 32/2 requested for signature cache, able to store 524288 elements
2019-08-28T07:27:18Z Using 16 MiB out of 32/2 requested for script execution cache, able to store 524288 elements
2019-08-28T07:27:18Z Using 4 threads for script verification
2019-08-28T07:27:18Z scheduler thread start
2019-08-28T07:27:18Z Binding RPC on address ::1 port 8332 failed.
2019-08-28T07:27:18Z Binding RPC on address 127.0.0.1 port 8332 failed.
2019-08-28T07:27:18Z Unable to bind any endpoint for RPC server
2019-08-28T07:27:18Z Error: Unable to start HTTP server. See debug log for details.
Error: Unable to start HTTP server. See debug log for details.
2019-08-28T07:27:18Z Shutdown: In progress...
2019-08-28T07:27:18Z scheduler thread interrupt
2019-08-28T07:27:18Z Shutdown: done
</code></pre>

<hr>

<p><strong>EDIT: I seem to have two seperate directories for <code>.bitcoin</code>.</strong> How can I tell <code>bitcoind</code> to use the other one?</p>

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My node is running good again, `bitcoin-cli` works and the process is still called `bitcoin-init` while the blockchain is initially downloaded. So the process is renamed or it is called this way during initial download.
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What role has bitcoin-init as a process?
bomben
# What role has bitcoin-init as a process?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-08-28)

I have set up a node on a RaspberryPi. When I check for active processes with `top` I see `bitcoin-init` occupying 50% of memory and 7% of CPU.

I can check for `bitcoind` and it is `active`:

```
bitcoin@raspberrypi ~ $ service bitcoind status
● bitcoind.service - Bitcoin daemon
   Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/bitcoind.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
   Active: active (running) since Fri 2019-08-09 14:43:54 CEST; 2 weeks 4 days ago
  Process: 623 ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/bitcoind -conf=/home/bitcoin/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf -pid=/home/bitcoin/.bitcoin/bitcoind.pid (cod
 Main PID: 772 (bitcoin-init)
    Tasks: 16 (limit: 4915)
   CGroup: /system.slice/bitcoind.service
           └─772 /usr/local/bin/bitcoind -conf=/home/bitcoin/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf -pid=/home/bitcoin/.bitcoin/bitcoind.pid

```

According to [this](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/16007) thread I assume that the daemon process `bitcoind`
has been renamed to `bitcoin-init` but I am not sure if I understood that correctly.

My node seems to update the chain, but very slowly - 50GB after several weeks. And it is not reachable if I check my local IP via Coindance.

If I run `bitcoin-cli getinfo` with my usual Rasperry user `pi` I get

```
error: Could not locate RPC credentials. No authentication cookie could be found, and RPC password is not set.  See -rpcpassword and -stdinrpcpass.  Configuration file: (/home/pi/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf)`

```

I have not set up a `bitcoin.conf` file.

If I run it with user `bitcoin` (not sure if that would be the right thing to do):

```
bitcoin@raspberrypi ~ $ bitcoin-cli getinfo
error code: -32601
error message:
Method not found

```

So, is `bitcoin-init` maybe just a startup process and my node is not working?

---

EDIT: The book (Antonopoulos) sais that `bitcoind` will give an error unless I set an rpcpassword in the configuration file. I don't have such a file, but `bitcoind` gives:

```
2019-08-28T07:27:16Z Bitcoin Core version v0.18.99.0-12fd4bbd1 (release build)
2019-08-28T07:27:16Z Assuming ancestors of block 0000000000000000000f1c54590ee18d15ec70e68c8cd4cfbadb1b4f11697eee have valid signatures.
2019-08-28T07:27:16Z Setting nMinimumChainWork=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000051dc8b82f450202ecb3d471
2019-08-28T07:27:16Z Using the 'standard' SHA256 implementation
2019-08-28T07:27:17Z Default data directory /home/pi/.bitcoin
2019-08-28T07:27:17Z Using data directory /home/pi/.bitcoin
2019-08-28T07:27:17Z Config file: /home/pi/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf (not found, skipping)
2019-08-28T07:27:17Z Using at most 125 automatic connections (1024 file descriptors available)
2019-08-28T07:27:17Z Using 16 MiB out of 32/2 requested for signature cache, able to store 524288 elements
2019-08-28T07:27:18Z Using 16 MiB out of 32/2 requested for script execution cache, able to store 524288 elements
2019-08-28T07:27:18Z Using 4 threads for script verification
2019-08-28T07:27:18Z scheduler thread start
2019-08-28T07:27:18Z Binding RPC on address ::1 port 8332 failed.
2019-08-28T07:27:18Z Binding RPC on address 127.0.0.1 port 8332 failed.
2019-08-28T07:27:18Z Unable to bind any endpoint for RPC server
2019-08-28T07:27:18Z Error: Unable to start HTTP server. See debug log for details.
Error: Unable to start HTTP server. See debug log for details.
2019-08-28T07:27:18Z Shutdown: In progress...
2019-08-28T07:27:18Z scheduler thread interrupt
2019-08-28T07:27:18Z Shutdown: done

```

---

**EDIT: I seem to have two seperate directories for `.bitcoin`.** How can I tell `bitcoind` to use the other one?

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, bitcoind, full-node, raspberry-pi

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: My node is running good again, `bitcoin-cli` works and the process is still called `bitcoin-init` while the blockchain is initially downloaded. So the process is renamed or it is called this way during initial download.  

---

## 2 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2019-08-29. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

The reasons for my problems where the following:

`bitcoin-init` seems to be the correct process.

`getinfo` is no longer a method, it has been removed.

My startup skript /`etc/systemd/system/bitcoind.startup` was running `bitcoind` with `user bitcoin`. When I started it manually `bitcoind` run with another user (the active one I was using the shell with). `bitcoind` will then automatically set up a working directory in the home directory of this other user.

Another issue is that `bitcoin-cli` as a client can use password and user for authentication with `bitcoind` as a server (but it will be deprecated). But `bitcoin-cli` is also able to connect to a `bitcoind` server on the same machine **without** password/user just by a cookie. This is not the case for the class `RawProxy()` in `python-bitcoinlib` - it needs authentication. So, a command with `bitcoin-cli` might work without user/password while the same in a script with that library will not.


---

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-08-28. Score: 1

With the order, I will try to response to your question.

> According to this thread I assume that the daemon process bitcoind has been renamed to bitcoin-init but I am not sure if I understood that correctly.

I don't think the bitcoind is rewriting to bitcoin-init, but I don't have a mode for testing bitcoin-core on raspberry, so I ask you if you can post "how you have installed the bitcoin-core?", with command `sudo apt install` or a zip directory on Github/official site bitcoin?

> My node seems to update the chain, but very slowly - 50GB after several weeks. And it is not reachable if I check my local IP via Coindance.

The answer is "depends", depends on your connection, in any case, is a little slow if you don't have an ADSL 7 mbs

> EDIT: The book (Antonopoulos) sais that bitcoind will give an error unless I set an rpcpassword in the configuration file. I don't have such a file, but bitcoind gives:

Is possible to configure the node bitcoind with the file config, "bitcoin.conf", you have a complete example [here](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/share/examples/bitcoin.conf) and here file must be inside the directory bitcoin, if you don't change it, will be in the folder `/home/yourName/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf` or you can set the bitcoind from the command line, an example `bitcoind -rpcuser=vincent`

> I seem to have two seperate directories for .bitcoin. How can I tell bitcoind to use the other one?

If you have synchronized the bitcoin-core inside another directory (an example because you have a version bitcoin inside the external HDD) your command for bitcoin is similar this, `bitcoind -datadir=/media/vincenzo/Maxtor/BitcoinCore/node` if you not call the bitcoind with the daradir, the bitcoind re-synchronized the blockchain of bitcoin inside the `/home/yourName/.bitcoin/` directory

> If I run bitcoin-cli getinfo with my usual Rasperry user pi I get

The problem should be the datadir different from `/home/yourName/.bitcoin/`

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: I am running version 0.18.99.0 which I compiled via git. Did you check the link I provided for finding out if bitcoind has been changed to bitcoin-init (just the process, the servicename is still bitcoind). https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/16007 Also, I am now running it in -printtoconsole to check if it works. Which command can I use to give bitcoind the path to my config file? -conf=... seems not to work.  
> **username_1**: I have add this details inside the aswer, with -datadir=path and the bitcoin.conf must be inside the path  

---

