Can not open geth console Fatal Error starting protocol stack listen tcp 30303 bind address already in use

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I am trying to open geth console using the following command but I get error:

geth console

INFO [12-05|13:14:49.572] Maximum peer count                       ETH=25 LES=0 total=25

INFO [12-05|13:14:49.573] Starting peer-to-peer node               instance=Geth/v1.8.18-stable-58632d44/linux-amd64/go1.10.4

INFO [12-05|13:14:49.574] Allocated cache and file handles         database=/home/edureka/.ethereum/geth/chaindata cache=768 handles=512

INFO [12-05|13:14:49.602] Initialised chain configuration          config="{ChainID: 1 Homestead: 1150000 DAO: 1920000 DAOSupport: true EIP150: 2463000 EIP155: 2675000 EIP158: 2675000 Byzantium: 4370000 Constantinople: <nil> Engine: ethash}"

INFO [12-05|13:14:49.602] Disk storage enabled for ethash caches   dir=/home/user/.ethereum/geth/ethash count=3

INFO [12-05|13:14:49.602] Disk storage enabled for ethash DAGs     dir=/home/user/.ethash               count=2

INFO [12-05|13:14:49.602] Initialising Ethereum protocol           versions="[63 62]" network=1

INFO [12-05|13:14:49.603] Loaded most recent local header          number=0 hash=d4e567…cb8fa3 td=17179869184 age=49y7mo2w

INFO [12-05|13:14:49.603] Loaded most recent local full block      number=0 hash=d4e567…cb8fa3 td=17179869184 age=49y7mo2w

INFO [12-05|13:14:49.603] Loaded most recent local fast block      number=0 hash=d4e567…cb8fa3 td=17179869184 age=49y7mo2w

INFO [12-05|13:14:49.604] Loaded local transaction journal         transactions=0 dropped=0

INFO [12-05|13:14:49.604] Regenerated local transaction journal    transactions=0 accounts=0

Fatal: Error starting protocol stack: listen tcp :30303: bind: address already in use

How can I solve this and open geth console?

Dec 6, 2018 in Blockchain by slayer
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The default port for geth is 30303. It seems like another geth process is running on that port. You can either terminate that geth process and run the command again or you can run the geth command on a different port

geth console --port 30304
answered Dec 6, 2018 by Omkar
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