Node Troubleshooting

Issues During Installation

Unable to download docker image

During the installation process, docker is used to download cess image. If the following error occurs when installing the cess-nodeadm:

Make sure commands are in the root privilege or prefixed with sudo command. Start docker on your system:

systemctl start docker

Reinstall the cess-nodeadm:

./install.sh

⚠️ Note that most CESS program commands must have root privileges.

Failed to locate docker package

If the following error occurs when installing the cess-nodeadm:

Try to delete Docker with following commands:

sudo systemctl stop docker
docker stop $(docker ps -aq)
docker rm -v $(docker ps -aq)
docker rmi $(docker images -aq)
docker volume rm $(docker volume ls -q)
brew uninstall docker

Reinstall Docker:

sudo apt-get install docker-ce
sudo systemctl enable docker
sudo systemctl start docker

Issues After Installation

Increase Stake Manually

If signatureAcc different from stakingAcc is provided as below:

You can not increase stake by command with client:

sudo cess miner increase staking $deposit_amount
# or
sudo mineradm miners increase staking $miner_name $deposit_amount

# Execute command as above might get message like: `!! 2024-03-28 13:22:18 0xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx`

Try to access to block browser and send TCESS manually

Step 1: Select an account which have sufficient TCESS, then click send

Step 2: Enter the staking account and amount, then click Make Transfer

Step 3: Finally, enter the password for the account you have selected that has sufficient TCESS.

Issues During Configuration

Failed to download CESS image

If the following error occurs when setting up the config:

Ensure the commands are run in the root privilege or prefixed with sudo command.

Try cess config set command.

Invalid config file (config.yaml)

Delete file /usr/bin/yq:

sudo rm /usr/bin/yq

Reinstall cess-nodeadm again:

./install.sh