# Starting Mongrels = no such file to load -- initializer (load error)

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/starting-mongrels-no-such-file-to-load-initializer-load-error/164079>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 27, 2009, 4:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/starting-mongrels-no-such-file-to-load-initializer-load-error/164079 "2009-03-27T16:54:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![JMcG](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/67e7ee/32.png) [@JMcG](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/JMcG)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 4:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/starting-mongrels-no-such-file-to-load-initializer-load-error/164079/1 "2009-03-27T16:54:03Z")

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I’ve searched high and low and cannot find a solution to this problem.  
Any help would be appreciated.

My problem is when starting my mongrels with this command:  
mongrel\_rails start -d -p 3000 -P log/mongrel1.pid

I get this error in my mongrel\_rails\_persist.log:

\*\* Starting Mongrel listening at 0.0.0.0:3000  
\*\* Starting Rails with production environment…  
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/ruby/  
1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:31:in `gem_original_require': no such file to load -- initializer (LoadError) from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/ ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in`require’  
from /Library/WebServer/bf-deals/releases/20090323161724/config/  
boot.rb:54:in `load_initializer' from /Library/WebServer/bf-deals/releases/20090323161724/config/ boot.rb:39:in`run’  
from /Library/WebServer/bf-deals/releases/20090323161724/config/  
boot.rb:11:in `boot!' from /Library/WebServer/bf-deals/releases/20090323161724/config/ boot.rb:109 from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/ ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in`gem\_original\_require’  
from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/  
ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:31:in `require' from /Library/WebServer/bf-deals/releases/20090323161724/config/ environment.rb:13 ... 9 levels... from /usr/bin/mongrel_rails_server:87:in`new’  
from /usr/bin/mongrel\_rails\_server:87:in `run' from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/ ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.4/lib/mongrel/command.rb:212:in`run’  
from /usr/bin/mongrel\_rails\_server:256

I should mention that if I do a script/server from my project  
directory the mongrel starts up fine… what gives?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![JMcG](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/67e7ee/32.png) [@JMcG](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/JMcG)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2009, 12:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/starting-mongrels-no-such-file-to-load-initializer-load-error/164079/2 "2009-06-28T12:42:16Z")

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Hi JMcG :

I also get this error , then i upgrade rails to 2.3.2 , it works.