# Mongrel cluster processes not starting

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-cluster-processes-not-starting/153876>\
**Category:** Deployment\
**Created:** [November 22, 2008, 8:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-cluster-processes-not-starting/153876 "2008-11-22T08:24:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![r-a-mueller](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@r-a-mueller](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/r-a-mueller)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 8:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-cluster-processes-not-starting/153876/1 "2008-11-22T08:24:48Z")

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I am starting my mongrel processes with

mongrel\_rails cluster::start

or

sudo mongrel\_rails cluster::start

starting port 8000  
starting port 8001  
starting port 8002  
starting port 8003

and they appear to have started, but they haven’t

mongrel\_rails cluster::status

gives me

missing pid\_file: /var/www/railsdeploy/current/tmp/pids/mongrel.8000.pid  
missing mongrel\_rails: port 8000

missing pid\_file: /var/www/railsdeploy/current/tmp/pids/mongrel.8001.pid  
missing mongrel\_rails: port 8001

missing pid\_file: /var/www/railsdeploy/current/tmp/pids/mongrel.8002.pid  
missing mongrel\_rails: port 8002

missing pid\_file: /var/www/railsdeploy/current/tmp/pids/mongrel.8003.pid  
missing mongrel\_rails: port 8003

Why could this be?? I have opened up the permissions so all can access  
these, I have even tried it at 777 but I get the same results.

If I add dummy pids to the directory it notices they are there and  
gives me errors on start up so it is recognizing this directory, but  
not bothering to add the pids or start up…

Somebody help!

Many thanks

Richard

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**Author:** ![r-a-mueller](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@r-a-mueller](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/r-a-mueller)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2009, 10:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-cluster-processes-not-starting/153876/2 "2009-01-24T22:31:36Z")

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Richard Mcintyre wrote:

> I am starting my mongrel processes with
> 
> mongrel\_rails cluster::start
> 
> or
> 
> sudo mongrel\_rails cluster::start
> 
> starting port 8000  
> starting port 8001  
> starting port 8002  
> starting port 8003
> 
> and they appear to have started, but they haven’t
> 
> mongrel\_rails cluster::status
> 
> gives me
> 
> missing pid\_file: /var/www/railsdeploy/current/tmp/pids/mongrel.8000.pid  
> missing mongrel\_rails: port 8000
> 
> missing pid\_file: /var/www/railsdeploy/current/tmp/pids/mongrel.8001.pid  
> missing mongrel\_rails: port 8001
> 
> missing pid\_file: /var/www/railsdeploy/current/tmp/pids/mongrel.8002.pid  
> missing mongrel\_rails: port 8002
> 
> missing pid\_file: /var/www/railsdeploy/current/tmp/pids/mongrel.8003.pid  
> missing mongrel\_rails: port 8003
> 
> Why could this be?? I have opened up the permissions so all can access  
> these, I have even tried it at 777 but I get the same results.
> 
> If I add dummy pids to the directory it notices they are there and  
> gives me errors on start up so it is recognizing this directory, but  
> not bothering to add the pids or start up…
> 
> Somebody help!
> 
> Many thanks
> 
> Richard

Checkout the logs, it looks like mongrel is starting up and shutting  
down. There should be something in the mongrel or production log. Most  
often this is because of missing gems or wrong rails version inside  
application enviremont.rb.

Vincent

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