# Upgrading rails to 2.3.2 - CookieOverflow issue

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upgrading-rails-to-2-3-2-cookieoverflow-issue/166007>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 21, 2009, 12:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upgrading-rails-to-2-3-2-cookieoverflow-issue/166007 "2009-04-21T00:13:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![rajatgarg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@rajatgarg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rajatgarg)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 12:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upgrading-rails-to-2-3-2-cookieoverflow-issue/166007/1 "2009-04-21T00:13:02Z")

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Folks,

I am trying to upgrade system from rails 1.3.x to 2.3.2 and getting  
this error -

Status: 500 Internal Server Error  
ActionController::Session::CookieStore::CookieOverflow  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.3.2/lib/action\_controller/  
session/cookie\_store.rb:102:in `call' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.3.2/lib/action_controller/ reloader.rb:9:in`call’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.3.2/lib/action\_controller/  
failsafe.rb:11:in `call' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.3.2/lib/action_controller/ vendor/rack-1.0/rack/lock.rb:11:in`call’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.3.2/lib/action\_controller/  
vendor/rack-1.0/rack/lock.rb:11:in `synchronize’

How do I fix it?

Please help.

Thanks.  
Rajat

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**Author:** ![rajatgarg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@rajatgarg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rajatgarg)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 10:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upgrading-rails-to-2-3-2-cookieoverflow-issue/166007/2 "2009-04-21T10:18:48Z")

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Do not use session for storing objects (by defaults session in rails  
using cookies) or use DB session storage  
max size 4K

Rajat G. wrote:

> Folks,
> 
> I am trying to upgrade system from rails 1.3.x to 2.3.2 and getting  
> this error -
> 
> Status: 500 Internal Server Error  
> ActionController::Session::CookieStore::CookieOverflow  
> /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.3.2/lib/action\_controller/  
> session/cookie\_store.rb:102:in `call' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.3.2/lib/action_controller/ reloader.rb:9:in`call’  
> /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.3.2/lib/action\_controller/  
> failsafe.rb:11:in `call' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.3.2/lib/action_controller/ vendor/rack-1.0/rack/lock.rb:11:in`call’  
> /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.3.2/lib/action\_controller/  
> vendor/rack-1.0/rack/lock.rb:11:in `synchronize’
> 
> How do I fix it?
> 
> Please help.
> 
> Thanks.  
> Rajat

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**Author:** ![rajatgarg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@rajatgarg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rajatgarg)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 8:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upgrading-rails-to-2-3-2-cookieoverflow-issue/166007/3 "2009-04-21T20:15:15Z")

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Thanks. I am doing active\_record\_store now and it is working but now I  
have another set of issues. Phew! upgrading is a pain in butt.

On Apr 21, 1:18 am, “Igor K.” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)