# Broken Rails on OSX

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/broken-rails-on-osx/93934>\
**Category:** Engines\
**Created:** [April 15, 2006, 4:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/broken-rails-on-osx/93934 "2006-04-15T04:46:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![adambeazley](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@adambeazley](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/adambeazley)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2006, 4:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/broken-rails-on-osx/93934/1 "2006-04-15T04:46:44Z")

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I just did a complete install of Rails using the instructions here:

> **[Dan Benjamin](https://danbenjamin.com)**
>
> Dan Benjamin's personal website.

and now it’s broke.

All of my apps were created using Locomotive, but otherwise edited  
normally.

The Lighttpd server starts up fine, I can browse to 0.0.0.0:3000, but I  
get the default “Welcome aboard” page Rails gives to a new app. I’m  
still fairly clueless about all the config, so I have no idea what I can  
do to fix this.

Also, in order to run Ruby 1.8.4 I have to type /usr/local/bin/ruby, how  
do I alias this and could it be causing my problem?

Thanks for any help,

Adam

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**Author:** ![adambeazley](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@adambeazley](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/adambeazley)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2006, 4:48am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/broken-rails-on-osx/93934/2 "2006-04-15T04:48:41Z")

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I just realized I actually am getting an error when I start Lighttpd. It  
still runs though:

/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/yaml.rb:133:in `load': syntax error on line 33, col 2:` password: ’ (ArgumentError)  
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/yaml.rb:133:in `load' from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.2/lib/initializer.rb:459:in`database\_configuration’  
from  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.2/lib/initializer.rb:181:in  
`initialize_database' from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.2/lib/initializer.rb:84:in`process’  
from  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.2/lib/initializer.rb:42:in  
`run’  
from  
/Users/admanb/Documents/h4x/Ruby/anime/public/…/config/environment.rb:10  
from  
/Users/admanb/Documents/h4x/Ruby/anime/public/dispatch.fcgi:21