# Unable to restart mongrel service

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unable-to-restart-mongrel-service/196959>\
**Category:** Mongrel\
**Created:** [May 15, 2009, 3:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unable-to-restart-mongrel-service/196959 "2009-05-15T03:42:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 3:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unable-to-restart-mongrel-service/196959/1 "2009-05-15T03:42:48Z")

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Hello,

# I have upgraded my Redmine installation for my ite using SVN. After that i have restarted mongrel and it failed. It is never starting again.

I used this command – mongrel\_rails start -d

The error reported is :–

!!! Path to log file not valid: log/mongrel.log  
!!! PID file log/mongrel.pid does not exist. Not running?

The mongrel.log file and mongrel.pid file are present in :–

/home/cwleader/redmine-0.8/log/

So, pid file do exist.

# My port where mongrel is acting up is 3000.

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I also used the exhaustive command –

## mongrel\_rails start -e production -p 3000 -d -l /home/cwleader/redmine-0.8/log

It specifies the port and full path of pid and mongrel log. Still error  
appears. Iam stuck now. Please advice. Thank you.

Regards,  
Gokul