# Trying to retrieve a model from the session that uses acts\_a

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trying-to-retrieve-a-model-from-the-session-that-uses-acts-a/87033>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [February 27, 2007, 7:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trying-to-retrieve-a-model-from-the-session-that-uses-acts-a/87033 "2007-02-27T19:11:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![scott](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/3e96dc/32.png) [@scott](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/scott)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2007, 7:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trying-to-retrieve-a-model-from-the-session-that-uses-acts-a/87033/1 "2007-02-27T19:11:58Z")

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I am using acts\_as\_attachement on my Photo model to upload a photo. I  
have a wizard-like set of pages that the user can step through. Rather  
than save the photo to the db/filesystem I want to save it to the  
session until the user hits save.

Saving to the session appears to work fine, however, when I try to  
retrieve anything from the session afterwards, I get:

/Users/me/workspaces/ruby/mgs/config/…/vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/  
action\_controller/session/active\_record\_store.rb:84: [BUG]  
Segmentation fault

In fact, I need to delete the offending session entry in the db,  
otherwise mongrel keeps getting that segmentation fault.

Anyone else run into this?

Thanks,

Scott

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**Author:** ![scott](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/3e96dc/32.png) [@scott](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/scott)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2007, 7:19am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trying-to-retrieve-a-model-from-the-session-that-uses-acts-a/87033/2 "2007-03-03T07:19:16Z")

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I’m receiving a ton of [BUG] Segmentation fault with both Mongrel &  
Webrick. I’m not using ActiveRecord, but I am using sessions. I’m also  
using the standard sessions pstore.

Its driving me nuts, did you ever come to a solution on your problems?

Some of my errors:  
./script/…/config/…/vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active\_support/  
dependencies.rb:139: [BUG] Segmentation fault  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:75: [BUG] Segmentation fault  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/pstore.rb:293: [BUG] Segmentation fault  
./script/…/config/…/vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action\_controller/  
routing.rb:29: [BUG] Segmentation fault  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/yaml/rubytypes.rb:39: [BUG] Segmentation fault  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/pstore.rb:348: [BUG] Segmentation fault

c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/yaml.rb:380: [BUG] Segmentation fault  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:75: [BUG] Segmentation fault  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:52: [BUG] Segmentation fault

… all end this way:  
This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an  
unusual way.  
Please contact the application’s support team for more information.