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

## SYSLOG Details
- **Message**: Another copy of program [<variable>error-message</variable>] is already running
- **Help**: profilerd was already running
- **Description**: An attempt to start the profiler service process (profilerd) failed because an instance of it was already running.
- **Type**: SNO: Should Not Occur
- **Severity**: error
- **Cause**: An instance of profilerd may be already running
- **Action**: Try killing the profiler service process (profilerd) that is running and start it again
- **Attributes**: error-message
- **Facility**: LOG_DAEMON

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