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I installed/compiled my Bitcoin Core RPC client version v0.16.2.0 and i used --disable-wallet flag.

I think this is the reason I am seeing "Method not found" errors when trying to GetNewAddress

how can i install/enable it after having fully confirmed node with up to date blockchain?

os: Ubuntu 16.04.5

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accepted the answer below but in my case since i set it up sing apt-install bitcoind the wallet feature was already there, i just needed to flip the disablewallet=1 flag in my bitcoin.config

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Yes, that is a wallet feature. You would have to recompile without the --disable-wallet flag, starting back at executing the autotools configure script: ./configure. See https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/build-unix.md#disable-wallet-mode.

You also have to make sure you don't set the -disablewallet flag when you run bitcoind or have it in your bitcoin.conf file.

If you need to recompile, you could still back up the data in the .bitcoin folder, which includes the blockchain and UTXO set and copy it back over when the installation is complete. That way you don't have to download the blockchain again.

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  • hmm disablewallet is a setting in my bitcoin.config. after setting it to 0, how do i 'recompile' it ? there was no strict compilation process when i set it up
    – Sonic Soul
    Aug 23, 2018 at 16:35
  • -disablewallet is a runtime flag, which is different than the --disable-wallet compile flag. So did you compile it or not? Did you run ./configure --disable-wallet when you first set it up? Instructions to compile are here: github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/build-unix.md
    – JBaczuk
    Aug 23, 2018 at 16:41
  • also not sure what ./configure refers to.. i don't have that dir..
    – Sonic Soul
    Aug 23, 2018 at 16:42
  • in installed with apt-get install bitcoind
    – Sonic Soul
    Aug 23, 2018 at 16:43
  • That is autotools configure script, it scans your machine for dependencies and configures the build process.
    – JBaczuk
    Aug 23, 2018 at 16:43

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