Suppose your miner node found pow2, but your total_missed count increased, instead of generating a block.
If this happens, double check your keys used in the config.ini file.
witness = "minerwitness"
miner = ["minerwitness","WIF_ACTIVE_PRIVATE_KEY"]
miner = ["miner1","WIF_ACTIVE_PRIVATE_KEY"]
miner = ["miner2","WIF_ACTIVE_PRIVATE_KEY"]
miner = ["miner3","WIF_ACTIVE_PRIVATE_KEY"]
mining-threads = 4
private-key = WIF_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY
Using keys without paying attention to their roles is a common mistake. @artakan found out
that issues with missing blocks tend to happen when you are using an account that was created through steemit.com but seems to work for the mined account.
So erroneous configuration might work for your mined account by pure coincidence. In other words, the same key has been defined for all roles, so: WIF_ACTIVE_PRIVATE_KEY is exactly the same as WIF_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY.
If you believe this idea is of use and value to Steem, please vote for me as a witness
either on Steemit's Witnesses List
or by using your cli_wallet command:
vote_for_witness "YOURACCOUNT" "gtg" true true
so frustrated was mining for a while found a few blocks and received no reward now i know why thank you !
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I encourage miners to visit Steemit Chat where you can find help and share your experience.
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Is there a way to check the "total_missed" count without using cli_wallet?
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yes, you can want to use steemd.com/@youraccount link to check witness details (at the time of generating block your miner become witness)
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I've been mining since last Friday and haven't found a block yet, so there are no witness details for my account yet. I wanted to check the "total_missed" count, since it sounds like this post could be describing my issue. After talking to peeps on Steemit chat, it sounds like I need to change the keys I'm using. I'm currently using my 'owner private' key for both.
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Please use your active private key for a miner, instead your owner key.
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