Rails newbie - `gem_original_require': no such file to load -- /home/aa/rb1/config/environment (Loa

Hello, I’m trying to get started with Rails but I keep getting the
same error, could someone please enlighten me?

$ mongrel_rails mongrel::start -p 8000 -l mongrel.log -P mongrel.pid -
n 5 -e development -c /home/aa/rb1/
** Ruby version is not up-to-date; loading cgi_multipart_eof_fix
** Starting Mongrel listening at 0.0.0.0:8000
** Starting Rails with development environment…
/usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in
gem_original_require': no such file to load -- /home/aa/rb1/config/ environment (LoadError) from /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb: 31:inrequire’
from /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/
mongrel/rails.rb:147:in rails' from /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/ mongrel_rails:113:incloaker_’
from /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/
mongrel/configurator.rb:149:in call' from /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/ mongrel/configurator.rb:149:inlistener’
from /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/
mongrel_rails:99:in cloaker_' from /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/ mongrel/configurator.rb:50:incall’
from /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/
mongrel/configurator.rb:50:in initialize' from /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/ mongrel_rails:84:innew’
from /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/
mongrel_rails:84:in run' from /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/ mongrel/command.rb:212:inrun’
from /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/
mongrel_rails:281
from /usr/bin/mongrel_rails:19:in `load’
from /usr/bin/mongrel_rails:19

I tried it both on Windows and CentOS and I get the same error.

thanks much!
Cristian

What happens if you get into the “/home/aa/rb1” directory and type
“script/server”?

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