# Mongrel\_Cluster will not Initialise on Reboot **URL:** \ **Category:** Deployment\ **Created:** [April 12, 2007, 11:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-cluster-will-not-initialise-on-reboot/91791 "2007-04-12T11:54:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![glenatron](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/94ad74/32.png) [@glenatron](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/glenatron)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 11:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-cluster-will-not-initialise-on-reboot/91791/1 "2007-04-12T11:54:08Z")
Hi All, Running Ubuntu Edgy Eft with Apache 2.2.4, mongrel (1.0.1) and mongrel\_cluster (1.0.1.1). Apache works fine, both manual execute and reboot via /etc/init.d unfortunately Mongrel\_Cluster does not. If I execute; $ sudo /etc/init.d/mongrel\_cluster start/stop/restart, it works fine but if the system reboots, /etc/init.d/mongrel\_cluster fails to initiate. My Rails application is actually Radiant CMS and my mongrel\_cluster config lives at /var/www/radiant/config/mongrel\_cluster.yml. =\> cat config/mongrel\_cluster.yml user: mongrel cwd: /var/www/radiant log\_file: log/mongrel.log port: “8000” environment: production group: nogroup address: 127.0.0.1 pid\_file: tmp/pids/mongrel.pid servers: 3 From /etc/init.d =\> ls -al -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1081 2007-04-12 08:25 mongrel\_cluster From /usr/bin =\> ls -al -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 371 2007-04-12 07:53 mongrel\_cluster\_ctl -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 348 2007-04-12 07:52 mongrel\_rails From /etc/mongrel\_cluster =\> ls -al lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 43 2007-04-12 08:24 mongrel\_cluster.yml → /var/www/radiant/config/mongrel\_cluster.yml After reading through [Mongrel\_rails configuration file does not exist but it does - Deployment - Ruby-Forum](http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/101919#new) it seems that my setup is correct yet it misbehaves. Feedback appreciated, bdm. ---
**Author:** ![glenatron](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/94ad74/32.png) [@glenatron](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/glenatron)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 12:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-cluster-will-not-initialise-on-reboot/91791/2 "2007-04-12T12:18:10Z")
On 4/12/07, Ben M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > if the system reboots, /etc/init.d/mongrel\_cluster fails to initiate. Did you create the service but never specify when/that it should start? See [http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-runlevel-configuration-tool-to-start-service/](http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-runlevel-configuration-tool-to-start-service/). I’d also rename /etc/mongrel\_cluster/mongrel\_cluster.yml to radiant.yml or something like that. HTH, Isak ---
**Author:** ![glenatron](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/94ad74/32.png) [@glenatron](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/glenatron)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 12:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-cluster-will-not-initialise-on-reboot/91791/3 "2007-04-12T12:43:51Z")
Hi Isak, I installed ‘rcconf’ and ran it. ‘mongrel\_cluster’ was already in the init/rc.d scripts but good point anyway for future reference. Wiped /etc/mongrel\_cluster, redid it and changed to ‘radiant.yml’. Rebooted, still no ‘mongrel\_cluster’ init action. Isak H. wrote: > On 4/12/07, Ben M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > if the system reboots, /etc/init.d/mongrel\_cluster fails to initiate. > > Did you create the service but never specify when/that it should start? > See > [http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-runlevel-configuration-tool-to-start-service/](http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-runlevel-configuration-tool-to-start-service/). > > I’d also rename /etc/mongrel\_cluster/mongrel\_cluster.yml to > radiant.yml or something like that. > > HTH, > Isak ---
**Author:** ![glenatron](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/94ad74/32.png) [@glenatron](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/glenatron)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2007, 4:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-cluster-will-not-initialise-on-reboot/91791/4 "2007-04-13T16:39:42Z")
I seem to recall seeing someone with this problem and a blog post solution for FreeBSD … IIRC it had to do with ruby environment not being initialized correctly. I think the shebang was `env ruby1.8` and needed to be explicitly set to /usr/bin/ruby… At least that might give you enough to google on further … I don’t remember where I stumbled across that. ---
**Author:** ![glenatron](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/94ad74/32.png) [@glenatron](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/glenatron)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2007, 1:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-cluster-will-not-initialise-on-reboot/91791/5 "2007-04-14T01:23:54Z")
Hank M. wrote: > I seem to recall seeing someone with this problem and a blog post > solution > for FreeBSD … IIRC it had to do with ruby environment not being > initialized correctly. > > I think the shebang was `env ruby1.8` and needed to be explicitly set to > /usr/bin/ruby… > > At least that might give you enough to google on further … I don’t > remember where I stumbled across that. Hi Hank, This issue is fixed, I posted that above the entry before yours, sorry, it is a bit hard to see. You are correct though, ‘mongrel\_cluster\_ctl’ requires #!/usr/bin/ruby to function correctly. Thanks for your input, Cheers bdm. ---
**Author:** ![glenatron](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/94ad74/32.png) [@glenatron](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/glenatron)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2007, 7:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-cluster-will-not-initialise-on-reboot/91791/6 "2007-04-13T07:59:02Z")
Issue rectified. Edit =\> /usr/bin/mongrel\_cluster\_ctl Top line, change to =\> #!/usr/local/bin/ruby Once complete, save & exit the file. Ben M. wrote: > Hi Isak, > > I installed ‘rcconf’ and ran it. ‘mongrel\_cluster’ was already in the > init/rc.d scripts but good point anyway for future reference. > > Wiped /etc/mongrel\_cluster, redid it and changed to ‘radiant.yml’. > > Rebooted, still no ‘mongrel\_cluster’ init action. > > Isak H. wrote: > > > On 4/12/07, Ben M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > > > if the system reboots, /etc/init.d/mongrel\_cluster fails to initiate. > > > > Did you create the service but never specify when/that it should start? > > See > > [http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-runlevel-configuration-tool-to-start-service/](http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-runlevel-configuration-tool-to-start-service/). > > > > I’d also rename /etc/mongrel\_cluster/mongrel\_cluster.yml to > > radiant.yml or something like that. > > > > HTH, > > Isak