Capistrano V3 error in .yml database

Question

I am using the latest version of the Capistrano w / my Rails 4 application. When starting cap dpeloy . I get a lot of results, including this failure:

 DEBUG [04b6e226] Running /usr/bin/env [ -f /var/www/skateboxes/releases/20131022135522/config/database.yml ] on 162.243.33.179 DEBUG [04b6e226] Command: [ -f /var/www/skateboxes/releases/20131022135522/config/database.yml ] DEBUG [04b6e226] Finished in 0.280 seconds with exit status 1 (failed). 

How do I understand what is going on here?

Update # 1

I have to say that I have gitignored config/database.yml (as suggested in capistrano docs). Then I added the following to config/deploy.rb

 set :linked_files, %w{config/database.yml} 

Then I created a file on my VPS in /var/www/skateboxes/shared/config/database.yml .

Do I really not understand how linked_files works?

Update # 2

Turns out the file is actually linked to shared/conf/database.yml to current/config/database.yml , so now I'm confused by why it says failed

Update # 3

Here is the whole conclusion of my deployment

 DEBUG Uploading /tmp/git-ssh.sh 0.0% INFO Uploading /tmp/git-ssh.sh 100.0% INFO [37fffef8] Running /usr/bin/env chmod +x /tmp/git-ssh.sh on 162.243.33.179 DEBUG [37fffef8] Command: ( RAILS_ENV=production /usr/bin/env chmod +x /tmp/git-ssh.sh ) INFO [37fffef8] Finished in 0.282 seconds with exit status 0 (successful). DEBUG [d8542e52] Running /usr/bin/env git ls-remote [e-mail] :kyledecot/skateboxes.git on 162.243.33.179 DEBUG [d8542e52] Command: ( RAILS_ENV=production GIT_ASKPASS=/bin/echo GIT_SSH=/tmp/git-ssh.sh /usr/bin/env git ls-remote [e-mail] :kyledecot/skateboxes.git ) DEBUG [d8542e52] Finished in 1.448 seconds with exit status 0 (successful). DEBUG [d8542e52] e0f96188b9567a84048a0e1238f219abc6351607 HEAD DEBUG [d8542e52] e0f96188b9567a84048a0e1238f219abc6351607 refs/heads/master DEBUG [d8542e52] Finished in 1.448 seconds with exit status 0 (successful). INFO [5a13328b] Running /usr/bin/env mkdir -pv /var/www/skateboxes/shared /var/www/skateboxes/releases on 162.243.33.179 DEBUG [5a13328b] Command: ( RAILS_ENV=production /usr/bin/env mkdir -pv /var/www/skateboxes/shared /var/www/skateboxes/releases ) INFO [5a13328b] Finished in 0.719 seconds with exit status 0 (successful). INFO [293e065b] Running /usr/bin/env mkdir -pv /var/www/skateboxes/shared/config on 162.243.33.179 DEBUG [293e065b] Command: ( RAILS_ENV=production /usr/bin/env mkdir -pv /var/www/skateboxes/shared/config ) INFO [293e065b] Finished in 0.780 seconds with exit status 0 (successful). DEBUG [4eb81576] Running /usr/bin/env [ -f /var/www/skateboxes/shared/config/database.yml ] on 162.243.33.179 DEBUG [4eb81576] Command: [ -f /var/www/skateboxes/shared/config/database.yml ] DEBUG [4eb81576] Finished in 0.744 seconds with exit status 0 (successful). DEBUG [89a9e1fa] Running /usr/bin/env [ -f /var/www/skateboxes/repo/HEAD ] on 162.243.33.179 DEBUG [89a9e1fa] Command: [ -f /var/www/skateboxes/repo/HEAD ] DEBUG [89a9e1fa] Finished in 0.734 seconds with exit status 0 (successful). INFO The repository mirror is at /var/www/skateboxes/repo DEBUG [3cc4d694] Running /usr/bin/env if test ! -d /var/www/skateboxes/repo; then echo "Directory does not exist '/var/www/skateboxes/repo'" 1>&2; false; fi on 162.243.33.179 DEBUG [3cc4d694] Command: if test ! -d /var/www/skateboxes/repo; then echo "Directory does not exist '/var/www/skateboxes/repo'" 1>&2; false; fi DEBUG [3cc4d694] Finished in 0.735 seconds with exit status 0 (successful). INFO [1cb24a84] Running /usr/bin/env git remote update on 162.243.33.179 DEBUG [1cb24a84] Command: cd /var/www/skateboxes/repo && ( RAILS_ENV=production /usr/bin/env git remote update ) DEBUG [1cb24a84] Fetching origin DEBUG [1cb24a84] remote: Counting objects: 5, done. remote: Compressing objects: 100% (1/1), done. DEBUG [1cb24a84] remote: Total 3 (delta 2), reused 3 (delta 2) DEBUG [1cb24a84] Unpacking objects: 33% (1/3) DEBUG [1cb24a84] Unpacking objects: 66% (2/3) Unpacking objects: 100% (3/3), done.jects: 100% (3/3) DEBUG [1cb24a84] From github.com:kyledecot/skateboxes DEBUG [1cb24a84] de7f4a1..e0f9618 master -> master INFO [1cb24a84] Finished in 0.817 seconds with exit status 0 (successful). DEBUG [edd6c793] Running /usr/bin/env if test ! -d /var/www/skateboxes/repo; then echo "Directory does not exist '/var/www/skateboxes/repo'" 1>&2; false; fi on 162.243.33.179 DEBUG [edd6c793] Command: if test ! -d /var/www/skateboxes/repo; then echo "Directory does not exist '/var/www/skateboxes/repo'" 1>&2; false; fi DEBUG [edd6c793] Finished in 0.732 seconds with exit status 0 (successful). INFO [009b81fe] Running /usr/bin/env mkdir -p /var/www/skateboxes/releases/20131022145520 on 162.243.33.179 DEBUG [009b81fe] Command: cd /var/www/skateboxes/repo && ( RAILS_ENV=production GIT_ASKPASS=/bin/echo GIT_SSH=/tmp/git-ssh.sh /usr/bin/env mkdir -p /var/www/skateboxes/releases/20131022145520 ) INFO [009b81fe] Finished in 0.317 seconds with exit status 0 (successful). INFO [e9554374] Running /usr/bin/env git archive master | tar -x -C /var/www/skateboxes/releases/20131022145520 on 162.243.33.179 DEBUG [e9554374] Command: cd /var/www/skateboxes/repo && ( RAILS_ENV=production GIT_ASKPASS=/bin/echo GIT_SSH=/tmp/git-ssh.sh /usr/bin/env git archive master | tar -x -C /var/www/skateboxes/releases/20131022145520 ) INFO [e9554374] Finished in 0.356 seconds with exit status 0 (successful). INFO [165a7c40] Running /usr/bin/env mkdir -pv /var/www/skateboxes/releases/20131022145520/config on 162.243.33.179 DEBUG [165a7c40] Command: ( RAILS_ENV=production /usr/bin/env mkdir -pv /var/www/skateboxes/releases/20131022145520/config ) INFO [165a7c40] Finished in 1.174 seconds with exit status 0 (successful). DEBUG [c2f7de66] Running /usr/bin/env [ -L /var/www/skateboxes/releases/20131022145520/config/database.yml ] on 162.243.33.179 DEBUG [c2f7de66] Command: [ -L /var/www/skateboxes/releases/20131022145520/config/database.yml ] DEBUG [c2f7de66] Finished in 0.572 seconds with exit status 1 (failed). DEBUG [09de2f2c] Running /usr/bin/env [ -f /var/www/skateboxes/releases/20131022145520/config/database.yml ] on 162.243.33.179 DEBUG [09de2f2c] Command: [ -f /var/www/skateboxes/releases/20131022145520/config/database.yml ] DEBUG [09de2f2c] Finished in 0.304 seconds with exit status 1 (failed). INFO [05570e6e] Running /usr/bin/env ln -s /var/www/skateboxes/shared/config/database.yml /var/www/skateboxes/releases/20131022145520/config/database.yml on 162.243.33.179 DEBUG [05570e6e] Command: ( RAILS_ENV=production /usr/bin/env ln -s /var/www/skateboxes/shared/config/database.yml /var/www/skateboxes/releases/20131022145520/config/database.yml ) INFO [05570e6e] Finished in 0.541 seconds with exit status 0 (successful). INFO [8499b753] Running /usr/bin/env rm -rf /var/www/skateboxes/current on 162.243.33.179 DEBUG [8499b753] Command: ( RAILS_ENV=production /usr/bin/env rm -rf /var/www/skateboxes/current ) INFO [8499b753] Finished in 0.762 seconds with exit status 0 (successful). INFO [bddc6793] Running /usr/bin/env ln -s /var/www/skateboxes/releases/20131022145520 /var/www/skateboxes/current on 162.243.33.179 DEBUG [bddc6793] Command: ( RAILS_ENV=production /usr/bin/env ln -s /var/www/skateboxes/releases/20131022145520 /var/www/skateboxes/current ) INFO [bddc6793] Finished in 0.289 seconds with exit status 0 (successful). DEBUG [38a6b176] Running /usr/bin/env ls -x /var/www/skateboxes/releases on 162.243.33.179 DEBUG [38a6b176] Command: ( RAILS_ENV=production /usr/bin/env ls -x /var/www/skateboxes/releases ) DEBUG [38a6b176] Finished in 0.741 seconds with exit status 0 (successful). DEBUG [38a6b176] 20131022133912 20131022133939 20131022134435 20131022135522 20131022145350 DEBUG [38a6b176] 20131022145520 DEBUG [38a6b176] Finished in 0.741 seconds with exit status 0 (successful). INFO Keeping 5 of 6 deployed releases on 162.243.33.179 INFO [7da6047f] Running /usr/bin/env rm -rf /var/www/skateboxes/releases/20131022133912 on 162.243.33.179 DEBUG [7da6047f] Command: ( RAILS_ENV=production /usr/bin/env rm -rf /var/www/skateboxes/releases/20131022133912 ) INFO [7da6047f] Finished in 0.530 seconds with exit status 0 (successful). DEBUG [7cdd5da9] Running /usr/bin/env if test ! -d /var/www/skateboxes/releases; then echo "Directory does not exist '/var/www/skateboxes/releases'" 1>&2; false; fi on 162.243.33.179 DEBUG [7cdd5da9] Command: if test ! -d /var/www/skateboxes/releases; then echo "Directory does not exist '/var/www/skateboxes/releases'" 1>&2; false; fi DEBUG [7cdd5da9] Finished in 0.727 seconds with exit status 0 (successful). INFO [906548e8] Running /usr/bin/env echo "Branch master deployed as release 20131022145520 by kyledecot; " >> /var/www/skateboxes/revisions.log on 162.243.33.179 DEBUG [906548e8] Command: echo "Branch master deployed as release 20131022145520 by kyledecot; " >> /var/www/skateboxes/revisions.log INFO [906548e8] Finished in 0.279 seconds with exit status 0 (successful). 

Answer 1

This is not a failure, see https://github.com/leehambley/sshkit/pull/33 .

He says failed because it is not a file, so the test ( [ aka man (1) test ) command completed with status 1 .

This command exits this code , reproduced below:

 desc 'Symlink linked files' task :linked_files do next unless any? :linked_files on roles :app do execute :mkdir, '-pv', linked_file_dirs(release_path) fetch(:linked_files).each do |file| target = release_path.join(file) source = shared_path.join(file) unless test "[ -L #{target} ]" if test "[ -f #{target} ]" execute :rm, target end execute :ln, '-s', source, target end end end end desc 'Check files to be linked exist in shared' task :linked_files do next unless any? :linked_files on roles :app do |host| linked_files(shared_path).each do |file| unless test "[ -f #{file} ]" error t(:linked_file_does_not_exist, file: file, host: host) exit 1 end end end end 

The name of the task says everything, indeed, if your file is specified in a variable :linked_files , it must exist in shared_path , otherwise this will cause Capistrano to abort when the file does not exist.

You have not yet said whether this will lead to a failure of your deployment, and since you place the log so little that it says nothing about normal behavior, no one can guess.

It seems you are sending logs from the Symlink linked files task, which should fail on config/database.yml , if it does not exist, it has failed to find it, so it should not be deleted.