# CARDANO\_NODE\_SOCKET\_PATH Error **URL:** \ **Category:** Setup a Stake Pool\ **Created:** [4 March 2021 06:20 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/cardano-node-socket-path-error/51726 "2021-03-04T06:20:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zach8302](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/zach8302/32/29636_2.png) [@zach8302](https://forum.cardano.org/u/zach8302)\ **Post date:** [4 March 2021 06:20 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/cardano-node-socket-path-error/51726/1 "2021-03-04T06:20:39Z")
Hi all I am trying to run my first node on the testnet. The run command is functioning properly and the node appears to be creating new block but when I attempt to call cardano-cli shelley query tip --testnet-magic 42 I receive the error Shelley command failed: query tip Error: Error while looking up environment variable: CARDANO\_NODE\_SOCKET\_PATH Error: “CARDANO\_NODE\_SOCKET\_PATH” I have already changed the socket path using export CARDANO\_NODE\_SOCKET\_PATH=/home/user/relay/db/node.socket but haven’t been able to solve the problem. I would appreciate any advice thanks! ---
**Author:** ![John\_collins](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/john_collins/32/29119_2.png) [@John\_collins](https://forum.cardano.org/u/John_collins)\ **Post date:** [4 March 2021 16:57 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/cardano-node-socket-path-error/51726/2 "2021-03-04T16:57:11Z")
Same issue here. Why wouldn’t the socket be in the sockets folder!? That’s where it is in an existing relay. I get this error when trying to run gLiveview: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/uploads/cardano/original/3X/8/2/8266c196ffd9b1467e897bc7c4d3046f3a23199a.png) ---
**Author:** ![zach8302](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/zach8302/32/29636_2.png) [@zach8302](https://forum.cardano.org/u/zach8302)\ **Post date:** [4 March 2021 18:11 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/cardano-node-socket-path-error/51726/3 "2021-03-04T18:11:32Z")
When I run the node I get [cardano.#ekgview.realizeFrom:Error:5] [2021-03-04 18:08:54.51 UTC] EKGView backend disabled due to initialisation error: EKGServerStartupError “Network.Socket.bind: resource busy (Address already in use)” No other processes are running why is the resource busy? ---
**Author:** ![zach8302](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/zach8302/32/29636_2.png) [@zach8302](https://forum.cardano.org/u/zach8302)\ **Post date:** [4 March 2021 18:20 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/cardano-node-socket-path-error/51726/4 "2021-03-04T18:20:59Z")
Figured it out. Just had to killall processes ---
**Author:** ![John\_collins](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/john_collins/32/29119_2.png) [@John\_collins](https://forum.cardano.org/u/John_collins)\ **Post date:** [4 March 2021 18:25 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/cardano-node-socket-path-error/51726/5 "2021-03-04T18:25:41Z")
I was just about to suggest that ---
**Author:** ![elboita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@elboita](https://forum.cardano.org/u/elboita)\ **Post date:** [5 March 2021 01:47 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/cardano-node-socket-path-error/51726/6 "2021-03-05T01:47:40Z")
Hi, I have same problem too !! I didn’t find the db and the socket folder and I don’t know how to kill the process… I’m really confused 😕 ---
**Author:** ![KrakenStaking](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/krakenstaking/32/29369_2.png) [@KrakenStaking](https://forum.cardano.org/u/KrakenStaking)\ **Post date:** [5 March 2021 03:15 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/cardano-node-socket-path-error/51726/7 "2021-03-05T03:15:48Z")
> [@elboita](#): > > Hi, I have same problem too !! I didn’t find the db and the socket folder and I don’t know how to kill the process… I’m really confused 😕 Has your node sync’d with the blockchain? I was seeing that error until I let the node sync for awhile. You can also try to restart the node too, if you used systemd, “sudo systemctl restart cardano-node” ---
**Author:** ![elboita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@elboita](https://forum.cardano.org/u/elboita)\ **Post date:** [5 March 2021 10:19 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/cardano-node-socket-path-error/51726/8 "2021-03-05T10:19:52Z")
Thanks for your reply. Yes I restarted cardano-node and all I got is this error… ![cardano-pool-node-coincashew-1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/uploads/cardano/original/3X/6/a/6a656ccbe2d76e0555531547c79aea29c2c33b40.jpeg) The relay works fine. ![cardano-pool-node-coincashew-21](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/uploads/cardano/original/3X/8/e/8e78164dc83fd608040c254970c1e6eaea97db58.jpeg) PS : I didn’t found the db and socket file in the folder cardano-my-node! Should I rebuild the whole core node from scratch again? Many thanx in advance ! ---
**Author:** ![Alexd1985](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/alexd1985/32/23759_2.png) [@Alexd1985](https://forum.cardano.org/u/Alexd1985)\ **Post date:** [5 March 2021 11:39 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/cardano-node-socket-path-error/51726/9 "2021-03-05T11:39:28Z")
Run journalctl -e -f -u cardano-node.service ---
**Author:** ![elboita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@elboita](https://forum.cardano.org/u/elboita)\ **Post date:** [5 March 2021 11:54 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/cardano-node-socket-path-error/51726/10 "2021-03-05T11:54:25Z")
Thank you @Alexd1985 I got this ![cardano-pool-node-coincashew-31](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/uploads/cardano/original/3X/5/4/54a6c72f408b1a8bcdba6f9c7cdb642dc1035320.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Alexd1985](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/alexd1985/32/23759_2.png) [@Alexd1985](https://forum.cardano.org/u/Alexd1985)\ **Post date:** [5 March 2021 12:14 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/cardano-node-socket-path-error/51726/11 "2021-03-05T12:14:25Z")
Ok, and show systemctl status cardano-node ---
**Author:** ![rdlrt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/rdlrt/32/9098_2.png) [@rdlrt](https://forum.cardano.org/u/rdlrt)\ **Post date:** [5 March 2021 12:23 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/cardano-node-socket-path-error/51726/12 "2021-03-05T12:23:39Z")
> [@John\_collins](#): > > Why wouldn’t the socket be in the sockets folder!? The socket file is created by node after it completes startup (no, service saying running does not mean node has finished startup). Also, if you dont have a clean shutdown or if you interrupt node during startup, you end up having to wait longer because node would have to replay ledger. So for your case, if node is ‘up’ - it could be a matter of monitoring log to ensure node finishes startup before trying to connect to it ---
**Author:** ![elboita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@elboita](https://forum.cardano.org/u/elboita)\ **Post date:** [5 March 2021 12:42 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/cardano-node-socket-path-error/51726/13 "2021-03-05T12:42:56Z")
> [@Alexd1985](#): > > systemctl status cardano-node I got this ![cardano-pool-node-coincashew-41](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/uploads/cardano/original/3X/e/3/e32325aef484e94a1a9cbf45c7b40fb2deb33425.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Alexd1985](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/alexd1985/32/23759_2.png) [@Alexd1985](https://forum.cardano.org/u/Alexd1985)\ **Post date:** [5 March 2021 12:43 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/cardano-node-socket-path-error/51726/14 "2021-03-05T12:43:49Z")
ok, so your node doesn’t start; here is the problem can u try to start it manually? ---
**Author:** ![elboita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@elboita](https://forum.cardano.org/u/elboita)\ **Post date:** [5 March 2021 12:45 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/cardano-node-socket-path-error/51726/15 "2021-03-05T12:45:45Z")
I think so it stucks at starting… ---
**Author:** ![elboita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@elboita](https://forum.cardano.org/u/elboita)\ **Post date:** [5 March 2021 12:55 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/cardano-node-socket-path-error/51726/16 "2021-03-05T12:55:49Z")
I got this after trying to start the core node manually… ![cardano-pool-node-coincashew-51](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/uploads/cardano/original/3X/9/3/9308e29d53f1ee861abacdf52b7e7ad0389db698.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Alexd1985](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/alexd1985/32/23759_2.png) [@Alexd1985](https://forum.cardano.org/u/Alexd1985)\ **Post date:** [5 March 2021 12:57 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/cardano-node-socket-path-error/51726/17 "2021-03-05T12:57:51Z")
and did u checked the script? nano startBlockProducingNode.sh try to compare with the script from relay… (or try to start as a relay with the script from relay and check if this way will start) ---
**Author:** ![KrakenStaking](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/krakenstaking/32/29369_2.png) [@KrakenStaking](https://forum.cardano.org/u/KrakenStaking)\ **Post date:** [5 March 2021 15:06 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/cardano-node-socket-path-error/51726/18 "2021-03-05T15:06:42Z")
you mentioned you didn’t see the db folder in cardano-my-node… do you see it at all? you could point the path in the script startBlockProducingNode.sh to that folder ---
**Author:** ![John\_collins](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/john_collins/32/29119_2.png) [@John\_collins](https://forum.cardano.org/u/John_collins)\ **Post date:** [5 March 2021 17:15 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/cardano-node-socket-path-error/51726/19 "2021-03-05T17:15:56Z")
> [@rdlrt](#): > > ont have a clean shutdown or if you interrupt node during startup, you end up having to wait longer because node would have to replay ledger. So for your case, if node is ‘up’ - it could be a matter of monitoring log to ensure node finishes startup before trying to connect to it I appreciate it. I’ve been very impressed with how helpful the cardano community is. I imagine these would be the kinds of folks to return their shopping carts. ---
**Author:** ![Yash7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/45deac/32.png) [@Yash7](https://forum.cardano.org/u/Yash7)\ **Post date:** [24 May 2021 18:55 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/cardano-node-socket-path-error/51726/20 "2021-05-24T18:55:55Z")
I have the path error because the node.socket is not found inside db folder. Does anyone know why is this happening? I just started my node on mainnet 5 minutes before and tried the export command to query slots. [Next page](https://forum.cardano.org/t/cardano-node-socket-path-error/51726.md?page=2)