# [COSD_EXISTS](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=COSD_EXISTS)

## SYSLOG Details
- **Message**: cosd (pid = <variable>pid</variable>) already running
- **Help**: Another cosd process is already running
- **Description**: cosd process with the process id is already running and there can be only one cosd process running at any given time.
- **Type**: Internal: Internal log message
- **Severity**: error
- **Cause**: Another process with the process-id is already running.
- **Action**: Contact your technical support representative.
- **Attributes**: pid
- **Facility**: LOG_DAEMON

## Found this message in the following releases:
- [Junos OS 24.2R1](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=COSD_EXISTS&sw=Junos%20OS&rel=24.2R1)
- [Junos OS 23.4R1](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=COSD_EXISTS&sw=Junos%20OS&rel=23.4R1)