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I run it like the below.

bitcoind -datadir=/Users/varunvb/Downloads -conf=/Users/varunvb/Downloads/bitcoin.conf -daemon

When I run (Using the user name and password as in the config file)

bitcoin-cli -rpcuser=<USER> -rpcpassword=<PWD> getinfo

I get error: incorrect rpcuser or rpcpassword (authorization failed)

I see the below in the debug log

ThreadRPCServer incorrect password attempt from 127.0.0.1

My bitcoin.conf file looks like this:

-e
rpcuser=<USER>
rpcpassword=<PWD>
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  • What are the contents of bitcoin.conf? Is there another bitcoin-core instance running at the same time on the same machine? – George Kimionis Jan 12 '15 at 16:38
  • Thanks David for replying! The content inside config file is as below -e rpcuser=<USER> rpcpassword=<PWD> that's it. And no there're no other instances running apart from bitcoind i showed in the question – Ani Jan 12 '15 at 16:59
  • Remove that -e before rpcuser. Please consult this sample configuration. – George Kimionis Jan 12 '15 at 17:04
  • bitcoin-cli can read rpcuser and rpcpassword out of your config file. Just pass -conf=/Users/varunvb/Downloads/bitcoin.conf to bitcoin-cli. – Nick ODell Jan 12 '15 at 17:13
  • @NickODell has a point. Just call bitcoin-cli -conf=/Users/varunvb/Downloads/bitcoin.conf -datadir=/Users/varunvb/Downloads getinfo and that should be it. – George Kimionis Jan 12 '15 at 17:43
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bitcoin-cli can read rpcuser and rpcpassword out of your config file. Just run it like this:

bitcoin-cli -conf=/Users/varunvb/Downloads/bitcoin.conf -datadir=/Users/varunvb/Downloads getinfo

Also, remove the -e from your bitcoin.conf.

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