I''m trying to follow a simple tutorial at http://wiki.rubyonrails.org/rails/pages/Tutorial, I run ./script/generate controller hello index but it pulls up a 500 error when I access the page. The error logs say: /!\ FAILSAFE /!\ Fri Jun 20 18:06:54 -0700 2008 Status: 500 Internal Server Error Secret should be something secure, like "a6259536bb7e2a1974a2cabefaa1c61b". The value you provided, "<%app_secret %>", is shorter than the minimum leng th of 30 characters /home/johnwa/Desktop/downloads/rails/vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/session/cookie_store.rb:92:in `ensure_secret_secure'' /home/johnwa/Desktop/downloads/rails/vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/session/cookie_store.rb:57:in `initialize'' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/cgi/session.rb:273:in `new'' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/cgi/session.rb:273:in `initialize_without_cgi_reader'' /home/johnwa/Desktop/downloads/rails/vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/cgi_ext/session.rb:39:in `initialize'' /home/johnwa/Desktop/downloads/rails/vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/cgi_process.rb:130:in `new'' /home/johnwa/Desktop/downloads/rails/vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/cgi_process.rb:130:in `session'' /home/johnwa/Desktop/downloads/rails/vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/cgi_process.rb:166:in `stale_session_check!'' /home/johnwa/Desktop/downloads/rails/vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/cgi_process.rb:114:in `session'' /home/johnwa/Desktop/downloads/rails/vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb:1141:in `assign_shortcuts_without_flash'' /home/johnwa/Desktop/downloads/rails/vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/flash.rb:167:in `assign_shortcuts'' /home/johnwa/Desktop/downloads/rails/vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb:518:in `process_without_filters'' /home/johnwa/Desktop/downloads/rails/vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:685:in `process_without_session_management_support'' /home/johnwa/Desktop/downloads/rails/vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/session_management.rb:123:in `process'' /home/johnwa/Desktop/downloads/rails/vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb:388:in `process'' /home/johnwa/Desktop/downloads/rails/vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/dispatcher.rb:171:in `handle_request'' /home/johnwa/Desktop/downloads/rails/vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/dispatcher.rb:115:in `dispatch'' /home/johnwa/Desktop/downloads/rails/vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/dispatcher.rb:126:in `dispatch_cgi'' /home/johnwa/Desktop/downloads/rails/vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/dispatcher.rb:9:in `dispatch'' /home/johnwa/Desktop/downloads/rails/vendor/rails/railties/lib/webrick_server.rb:112:in `handle_dispatch'' /home/johnwa/Desktop/downloads/rails/vendor/rails/railties/lib/webrick_serve Any ideas? -John Watson john.watson-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
John Watson wrote:> I''m trying to follow a simple tutorial at > http://wiki.rubyonrails.org/rails/pages/Tutorial, > I run > > ./script/generate controller hello index > > but it pulls up a 500 error when I access the page. > The error logs say: > > /!\ FAILSAFE /!\ Fri Jun 20 18:06:54 -0700 2008 > Status: 500 Internal Server Error > Secret should be something secure, like > "a6259536bb7e2a1974a2cabefaa1c61b". The value you provided, "<%> app_secret %>", is shorter than the minimum leng > th of 30 characterslooks like you started your application after they added secrets, but before they made the min length = 30. try running "rake secret" and copy and paste what it generates into config/environment.rb config.action_controller.session = { :session_key => ''_festible_session'', :secret => *your secret* } -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---