# An error message appears when creating a masternode

**URL:** <https://forum.firo.org/t/an-error-message-appears-when-creating-a-masternode/2747>\
**Category:** Firo Masternodes\
**Created:** [September 29, 2022, 9:51am UTC](https://forum.firo.org/t/an-error-message-appears-when-creating-a-masternode/2747 "2022-09-29T09:51:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Firo10000](https://forum.firo.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/919ad9/32.png) [@Firo10000](https://forum.firo.org/u/Firo10000)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 9:51am UTC](https://forum.firo.org/t/an-error-message-appears-when-creating-a-masternode/2747/1 "2022-09-29T09:51:24Z")

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![2022-09-29 17-45-05屏幕截图](https://forum.firo.org/uploads/default/original/2X/3/341a99b126fe3f59790d295b3ae43e2e179fba0d.png)  
Please tell me how to solve this problem.Thank you .

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**Author:** ![AJaydono](https://forum.firo.org/user_avatar/forum.firo.org/ajaydono/32/155_2.png) [@AJaydono](https://forum.firo.org/u/AJaydono)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 11:22am UTC](https://forum.firo.org/t/an-error-message-appears-when-creating-a-masternode/2747/2 "2022-09-29T11:22:56Z")

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Are you creating a new masternode or bring up an existing one?  
Seems that you are using a used collateral

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**Author:** ![Firo10000](https://forum.firo.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/919ad9/32.png) [@Firo10000](https://forum.firo.org/u/Firo10000)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 11:56am UTC](https://forum.firo.org/t/an-error-message-appears-when-creating-a-masternode/2747/3 "2022-09-29T11:56:59Z")

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bring up an existing one.  
I’ve changed the collateral address, but it’s still like this.

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**Author:** ![AJaydono](https://forum.firo.org/user_avatar/forum.firo.org/ajaydono/32/155_2.png) [@AJaydono](https://forum.firo.org/u/AJaydono)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 12:03pm UTC](https://forum.firo.org/t/an-error-message-appears-when-creating-a-masternode/2747/4 "2022-09-29T12:03:58Z")

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> **[Troubleshooting masternode: PoSe score and PoSe ban · firoorg/firo Wiki](https://github.com/firoorg/firo/wiki/Troubleshooting-masternode:-PoSe-score-and-PoSe-ban#restarting-your-pose-banned-masternode)**
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use the `protx update_service` command

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**Author:** ![Firo10000](https://forum.firo.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/919ad9/32.png) [@Firo10000](https://forum.firo.org/u/Firo10000)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 1:21pm UTC](https://forum.firo.org/t/an-error-message-appears-when-creating-a-masternode/2747/5 "2022-09-29T13:21:21Z")

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But my problem hasn’t yet been solved.

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**Author:** ![anwar](https://forum.firo.org/user_avatar/forum.firo.org/anwar/32/77_2.png) [@anwar](https://forum.firo.org/u/anwar)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.firo.org/t/an-error-message-appears-when-creating-a-masternode/2747/6 "2022-09-29T14:06:32Z")

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If you are using Electrum Firo with a hardware wallet, please use protx-related commands with the Firo Masternode Tool instead.