# Mongrel TimeoutError

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-timeouterror/157759>\
**Category:** Deployment\
**Created:** [January 15, 2009, 2:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-timeouterror/157759 "2009-01-15T02:06:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 2:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-timeouterror/157759/1 "2009-01-15T02:06:02Z")

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My mongrel cluster seems to have some weird issues. Anyone here with  
some insight into whats going on?

Tue Jan 13 09:36:34 -0800 2009: Reaping 7 threads for slow workers  
because of ‘shutdown’  
Thread #\<Thread:0x2aaaabb8adc8 sleep\> is too old, killing.  
Tue Jan 13 09:36:34 -0800 2009: Error calling Dispatcher.dispatch  
#\<Mongrel::TimeoutError: Mongrel timed out this thread: shutdown\>Thread  
#\<Thread:0x2aaaabb8d230 sleep\> is too old, killing.

/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/mongrel.rb:221:in  
`process' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel.rb:159:in`process\_client’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/mongrel.rb:158:in  
`each' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel.rb:158:in`process\_client’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/mongrel.rb:285:in  
`run' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel.rb:285:in`initialize’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/mongrel.rb:285:in  
`new' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel.rb:285:in`run’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/mongrel.rb:268:in  
`initialize' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel.rb:268:in`new’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/mongrel.rb:268:in  
`run' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel/configurator.rb:282:in`run’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/mongrel/configurator.rb:281:in  
`each' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel/configurator.rb:281:in`run’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/mongrel\_rails:128:in  
`run' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel/command.rb:212:in`run’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/mongrel\_rails:281  
/usr/bin/mongrel\_rails:19:in `load’  
/usr/bin/mongrel\_rails:19Tue Jan 13 09:36:34 -0800 2009: Error calling  
Dispatcher.dispatch #\<Mongrel::TimeoutError: Mongrel timed out this  
thread: shutdown\>Thread #\<Thread:0x2aaaabb8f648 sleep\> is too old,  
killing.

/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/mongrel.rb:221:in  
`process' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel.rb:159:in`process\_client’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/mongrel.rb:158:in  
`each' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel.rb:158:in`process\_client’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/mongrel.rb:285:in  
`run' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel.rb:285:in`initialize’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/mongrel.rb:285:in  
`new' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel.rb:285:in`run’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/mongrel.rb:268:in  
`initialize' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel.rb:268:in`new’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/mongrel.rb:268:in  
`run' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel/configurator.rb:282:in`run’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/mongrel/configurator.rb:281:in  
`each' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel/configurator.rb:281:in`run’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/mongrel\_rails:128:in  
`run' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel/command.rb:212:in`run’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/mongrel\_rails:281  
/usr/bin/mongrel\_rails:19:in `load’  
/usr/bin/mongrel\_rails:19Tue Jan 13 09:36:34 -0800 2009: Error calling  
Dispatcher.dispatch #\<Mongrel::TimeoutError: Mongrel timed out this  
thread: shutdown\>Thread #\<Thread:0x2aaaabb90b88 sleep\> is too old,  
killing.

/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/mongrel.rb:221:in  
`process' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel.rb:159:in`process\_client’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/mongrel.rb:158:in  
`each' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel.rb:158:in`process\_client’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/mongrel.rb:285:in  
`run' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel.rb:285:in`initialize’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/mongrel.rb:285:in  
`new' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel.rb:285:in`run’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/mongrel.rb:268:in  
`initialize' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel.rb:268:in`new’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/mongrel.rb:268:in  
`run' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel/configurator.rb:282:in`run’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/mongrel/configurator.rb:281:in  
`each' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel/configurator.rb:281:in`run’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/mongrel\_rails:128:in  
`run' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel/command.rb:212:in`run’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/mongrel\_rails:281  
/usr/bin/mongrel\_rails:19:in `load’  
/usr/bin/mongrel\_rails:19Tue Jan 13 09:36:34 -0800 2009: Error calling  
Dispatcher.dispatch #\<Mongrel::TimeoutError: Mongrel timed out this  
thread: shutdown\>Thread #\<Thread:0x2aaaabb91fb0 sleep\> is too old,  
killing.

/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/mongrel.rb:221:in  
`process' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel.rb:159:in`process\_client’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/mongrel.rb:158:in  
`each' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel.rb:158:in`process\_client’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/mongrel.rb:285:in  
`run' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel.rb:285:in`initialize’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/mongrel.rb:285:in  
`new' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel.rb:285:in`run’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/mongrel.rb:268:in  
`initialize' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel.rb:268:in`new’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/mongrel.rb:268:in  
`run' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel/configurator.rb:282:in`run’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/mongrel/configurator.rb:281:in  
`each' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel/configurator.rb:281:in`run’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/mongrel\_rails:128:in  
`run' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel/command.rb:212:in`run’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/mongrel\_rails:281  
/usr/bin/mongrel\_rails:19:in `load’  
/usr/bin/mongrel\_rails:19Tue Jan 13 09:36:34 -0800 2009: Error calling  
Dispatcher.dispatch #\<Mongrel::TimeoutError: Mongrel timed out this  
thread: shutdown\>Thread #\<Thread:0x2aaaabb933d8 sleep\> is too old,  
killing.

/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/mongrel.rb:221:in  
`process' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel.rb:159:in`process\_client’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/mongrel.rb:158:in  
`each' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel.rb:158:in`process\_client’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/mongrel.rb:285:in  
`run' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel.rb:285:in`initialize’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/mongrel.rb:285:in  
`new' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel.rb:285:in`run’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/mongrel.rb:268:in  
`initialize' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel.rb:268:in`new’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/mongrel.rb:268:in  
`run' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel/configurator.rb:282:in`run’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/mongrel/configurator.rb:281:in  
`each' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel/configurator.rb:281:in`run’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/mongrel\_rails:128:in  
`run' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel/command.rb:212:in`run’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/mongrel\_rails:281  
/usr/bin/mongrel\_rails:19:in `load’  
/usr/bin/mongrel\_rails:19Tue Jan 13 09:36:34 -0800 2009: Error calling  
Dispatcher.dispatch #\<Mongrel::TimeoutError: Mongrel timed out this  
thread: shutdown\>Thread #\<Thread:0x2aaaabb96100 sleep\> is too old,  
killing.

/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/mongrel.rb:221:in  
`process' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel.rb:159:in`process\_client’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/mongrel.rb:158:in  
`each' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel.rb:158:in`process\_client’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/mongrel.rb:285:in  
`run' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel.rb:285:in`initialize’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/mongrel.rb:285:in  
`new' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel.rb:285:in`run’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/mongrel.rb:268:in  
`initialize' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel.rb:268:in`new’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/mongrel.rb:268:in  
`run' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel/configurator.rb:282:in`run’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/mongrel/configurator.rb:281:in  
`each' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel/configurator.rb:281:in`run’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/mongrel\_rails:128:in  
`run' /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel/command.rb:212:in`run’  
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/mongrel\_rails:281  
/usr/bin/mongrel\_rails:19:in `load’  
/usr/bin/mongrel\_rails:19Waiting for 3 requests to finish, could take  
60.0 seconds.

\*\* Daemonized, any open files are closed. Look at  
tmp/pids/mongrel.8000.pid and log/mongrel.8000.log for info.  
\*\* Starting Mongrel listening at 0.0.0.0:8000  
\*\* Initiating groups for “mongrel”:“mongrel”.  
\*\* Changing group to “mongrel”.  
\*\* Changing user to “mongrel”.  
\*\* Starting Rails with production environment…