# Strange error no idea -fileutils.rbThumbs.db (Errno::EACCES)

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**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [September 16, 2009, 1:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/strange-error-no-idea-fileutils-rbthumbs-db-errno-eacces/175584 "2009-09-16T01:59:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 16, 2009, 1:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/strange-error-no-idea-fileutils-rbthumbs-db-errno-eacces/175584/1 "2009-09-16T01:59:22Z")

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I can not find a single post on this but trying to start mongrel\_rails  
after closing it down I get the strangest error I have ever seen.  
Nothing on Google anywhere at all - please can somebody give some  
expertise?

D:\2\_Rails\_WWW\rails\_apps\footballstars\>mongrel\_rails start  
\*\* Starting Mongrel listening at 0.0.0.0:3000  
\*\* Starting Rails with development environment…  
D:/2\_Rails\_WWW/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/fileutils.rb:1262:in `initialize': Permission d enied - D:/2_Rails_WWW/rails_apps/footballstars/public/images/active_scaffold/de fault/Thumbs.db (Errno::EACCES) from D:/2_Rails_WWW/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/fileutils.rb:1262:in`open’  
from D:/2\_Rails\_WWW/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/fileutils.rb:1262:in  
`copy_file' from D:/2_Rails_WWW/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/fileutils.rb:1261:in`open’  
from D:/2\_Rails\_WWW/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/fileutils.rb:1261:in  
`copy_file' from D:/2_Rails_WWW/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/fileutils.rb:1231:in`copy’  
from D:/2\_Rails\_WWW/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/fileutils.rb:451:in  
`copy_entry' from D:/2_Rails_WWW/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/fileutils.rb:1324:in`traverse’  
from D:/2\_Rails\_WWW/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/fileutils.rb:448:in  
`copy_entry' ... 44 levels... from D:/2_Rails_WWW/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5-x86-mswin3 2-60/bin/../lib/mongrel/command.rb:212:in`run’  
from  
D:/2\_Rails\_WWW/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5-x86-mswin3  
2-60/bin/mongrel\_rails:281  
from D:/2\_Rails\_WWW/ruby/bin/mongrel\_rails:19:in `load’  
from D:/2\_Rails\_WWW/ruby/bin/mongrel\_rails:19

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**Author:** ![artrat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/b2d939/32.png) [@artrat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/artrat)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2009, 3:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/strange-error-no-idea-fileutils-rbthumbs-db-errno-eacces/175584/2 "2009-09-16T03:58:59Z")

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tried to delete thumbs.db, went to registry and set to show hidden,  
disabled thumb cache, set superhiden files to show - deleted the  
thumbs.db and tried agagin, still failed.

copied the source files to a new dir, ran mongrel, worked, closed  
mongrel and started again same issue, thumbs.db isnt in the directory at  
all…but it didnt have permission

what is going on?! virus checked pc all ok, no strange things  
happening,

set up a new user, copied all source files and re installed rails and  
tried again, mongrel worked the first time - closed it - reopened it and  
bingo - same error message re thumbs.db

created a new simple rails app, tried again and same issue, never have I  
had something so bizaar, can anyone help pleae as this is truely bizaar!