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I am running a lightmode geth daemon, and I want to check the balance of my daemon. I read this answer, which says that I cannot use the command that I am currently using, as it requires support for eth.coinbase
geth --exec "web3.fromWei(eth.getBalance(eth.coinbase), 'ether')" attach
Geth synced in lightmode doesn't support use of eth.coinbase. What command can I use? Do I have to run a --syncmode=fast or standard node instead?
If the first account is your addreess you can use
geth --exec "web3.fromWei(eth.getBalance(eth.accounts[0]), 'ether')" attach
For example you can ask for an arbitrary address replacing eth.coinbase with such address
geth --exec "web3.fromWei(eth.getBalance('0xFBb1b73C4f0BDa4f67dcA266ce6Ef42f520fBB98'), 'ether')" attach
