# Random Closed Stream error **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [May 26, 2008, 9:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/random-closed-stream-error/138693 "2008-05-26T21:29:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![soroe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@soroe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/soroe)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2008, 9:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/random-closed-stream-error/138693/1 "2008-05-26T21:29:32Z")
Hey Guys, I’ve been getting a random ‘closed stream’ exception with my app. I can’t reliably duplicate the problem. It seems to crop up every 20th request or so… A snippet from the call-stack appears below. If I hit the browser refresh button, the request completes successfully. I’m working on Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) with Rails 2.0.2 and Mongrel 1.1.4 Any ideas would be really appreciated. ================================== closed stream /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/tempfile.rb:151:in `close' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/tempfile.rb:151:in`callback’ vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/active\_record/validations.rb:518:in `call' vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb:518:in`send’ vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/active\_record/validations.rb:518:in `validates\_presence\_of’ ---
**Author:** ![soroe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@soroe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/soroe)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2008, 12:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/random-closed-stream-error/138693/2 "2008-06-28T00:40:37Z")
Did you ssolve this problem , I’ve the same error sometimes any idea of what is the problem or how fix that ?? On 26 mayo, 14:29, Sonny C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) ---
**Author:** ![soroe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@soroe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/soroe)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2008, 12:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/random-closed-stream-error/138693/3 "2008-06-28T00:54:25Z")
Foreero I. wrote: > Did you ssolve this problem , I’ve the same error sometimes any idea > of what is the problem or how fix that ?? > > On 26 mayo, 14:29, Sonny C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) Ivan, Unfortunately, not. I haven’t had time to fully investigate. I suspect it has something to do with the image\_science graphics package that I use with attachment\_fu. Would you, by any chance also be using either/both of these plugins? Sonny. ---
**Author:** ![soroe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@soroe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/soroe)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2008, 8:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/random-closed-stream-error/138693/4 "2008-06-28T20:01:56Z")
No , I have not these plugins installed in my app. I thought that it have to do with mongrel. I’ll investigate about this , if I found something to solve this I’ll warning you … and if you have something please let me know what you found. Thanks for pay attention to my question ---
**Author:** ![soroe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@soroe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/soroe)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2008, 9:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/random-closed-stream-error/138693/5 "2008-08-19T21:04:14Z")
Foreero I. wrote: > No , I have not these plugins installed in my app. I thought that it > have to do with mongrel. > > I’ll investigate about this , if I found something to solve this I’ll > warning you … and if you have something please let me know what you > found. > > Thanks for pay attention to my question Ivan, Are you using Ubuntu 8.04 or some other flavour of Linux? I’ve never seen this issue when my app is deployed to a server with Solaris… Sonny.