Bitcoin-abc: unable to start bitcoin.ABC wit a running bitcoin CORE

[aotto1968]

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Describe the issue

→ ~/bitcoin-abc-0.16.1> bin/bitcoin-qt
→ Error-Message: Datenverzeichnis ~/.bitcoin kann nicht gesperrt werden. Evtl. wurde Bitcoin ABC bereits gestartet.

Can you reliably reproduce the issue?

→ YES

If so, please list the steps to reproduce below:

1. hust start the QT client if Bitcoin-CORE is active
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Expected behaviour

Tell us what should happen
→ I expect that Bitcoin-ABC is using an OTHER directory as Bitcoin-CORE

Actual behaviour

Tell us what happens instead
→Bitcoin-ABC is using the SAME directory as Bitcoin-CORE

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What version of bitcoin-abc are you using?

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Machine specs:

Linux linux02 4.4.103-18.41-default #1 SMP Wed Dec 13 14:06:33 UTC 2017 (f66c68c) x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

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[jli225]

The reason may be the same default port they are using. Bitcoin Core refused to change default port on their chain.

You can change the port, or uninstall Bitcoin Core like I did.

End user doesn't need to run full nodes. It brings zero benefit to the network and results high cost and risk to the user himself. SPV is safe enough nowadays, although BSCore continues lying about this fact without any reasonable logic or proof.

[aotto1968]

well today my Bitcoin-ABS destroy my Bitcoin-Core database… because after automatic restart…(using the option set on configuration)… the "datadir" commandline option from the previous start was NOT set… and Bitcoin-Cash start using the "default" datadir ".bitcoin"… starting immedietly destroying the Bitcoin-Core database.

→ that is the reason you should NEVER use the same default's as your competitor…

[jli225]

You can safely uninstall Bitcoin-Core and reinstall Bitcoin Cash. Then everything would work well.

[h908714124]

This issue should be merged with #141.

[bioharz]

Hi. You could easily change the default port and data-dir of your bitcoin fork.

[Dmatafonov]

Hi. You could easily change the default port and data-dir of your bitcoin fork.

I have the same problem and cant figure out how to change default ports and directories. Could anyone give instruction on that?

I cant uninstall bitcoin-core, because I have merchants sending me bitcoins and I wand start accepting BCH as well.

I installed both chains to same server and now I have same account balance in BCH as in BTC.

[AdamSEY]

You have to make a different user account for each software if you planning to use both on the same machine.

[bioharz]

Thank you very much for the answer! That should work!

What’s about the port?

Am 09.03.2018 um 11:47 schrieb Adam [e-mail]:

You have to make a different user account for each software if you planning to use both on the same machine.

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[AdamSEY]

in your bitcoin.conf file just set a different port than Bitcoin core
rpcport=<anyPort>
port=<anyPort>

First one for RPC calls and the second to Listen for connections.

[bioharz]

Thanks!

Am 09.03.2018 um 11:55 schrieb Adam [e-mail]:

in your bitcoin.conf file just set a different port than Bitcoin core
rpcport=

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This issue has been duplicated several times.