Re: ERROR - "Incorrect padding" in listclusters command (github version)

From: Justin Riley <no email>
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2011 10:06:38 -0500

Joseph,

The version number when using the github version will always be 9999
(because it's the development version).

~Justin

On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 6:32 AM, Kyeong Soo (Joseph) Kim
<kyeongsoo.kim_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Justin,
> No need to apologize!
> I could understand how busy you were as I myself started classes this week
> here in the UK.
> Per your instruction, I will try it again and report back, if needed.
> Many thanks for your detailed response,
> Joseph
> P.S.
> How can I know the version number?
> I just did 'git pull', installed it ('sudo python setup.py install'), and
> typed 'starcluster --version'.
> The version number returned, however, is '0.9999', exactly the same as
> before.
>
> On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 5:20 PM, Justin Riley <justin.t.riley_at_gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Kyeong,
>>
>> I apologize for the delay in responding, the last few weeks have been
>> insanely busy as classes are starting at MIT and we've been busy
>> preparing.
>>
>> The error you received is because the latest github code is not
>> compatible with clusters started using the 0.91.2 version of
>> StarCluster. The patch you provided does get around the problem
>> however it prevents the code from working as intended. To properly fix
>> this you need to remove any old clusters you started with the 0.91.2
>> version. You should then be able to use the development version
>> without your patch. I'm working to put in some logistics that will
>> prompt users with an error detailing this issue and how to fix it.
>>
>> Thanks for reporting,
>>
>> ~Justin
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 1:55 PM, Kyeong Soo (Joseph) Kim
>> <kyeongsoo.kim_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>> > After some debugging, I found out the cause of the said problem. Below
>> > is
>> > the output from "git diff":
>> > ================================================
>> > diff --git a/starcluster/cluster.py b/starcluster/cluster.py
>> > index 0e820a7..436ae44 100644
>> > --- a/starcluster/cluster.py
>> > +++ b/starcluster/cluster.py
>> > _at_@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ class Cluster(object):
>> >          description field.
>> >          """
>> >          try:
>> > -            compressed_data =
>> > base64.b64decode(self.cluster_group.description)
>> > +            compressed_data =
>> > base64.b64encode(self.cluster_group.description)
>> >              pkl_data = zlib.decompress(compressed_data)
>> >              cluster_settings = cPickle.loads(str(pkl_data)).__dict__
>> >              for key in cluster_settings:
>> > ================================================
>> > As you can see, "base64.b64decode" should have been "base64.b64encode"
>> > in
>> > line 547.
>> > Regards,
>> > Joseph
>> >
>> >
>> > On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 3:02 PM, Kyeong Soo (Joseph) Kim
>> > <kyeongsoo.kim_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hello Justin and All,
>> >> Another bug report for the development version from github.
>> >> Here below is the error message from "listclusters" command:
>> >> =============================================
>> >> ~$ starcluster listclusters
>> >> StarCluster - (http://web.mit.edu/starcluster) (v. 0.9999)
>> >> Software Tools for Academics and Researchers (STAR)
>> >> Please submit bug reports to starcluster_at_mit.edu
>> >> cli.py:156 - ERROR - failed to load cluster receipt: Incorrect padding
>> >> =============================================
>> >> With the development version, I could go through all the examples in
>> >> the
>> >> documentation -- which means there is no problem with the account
>> >> credentials -- but the listcluster command.
>> >> By the way, the development version seems quite stable and provides
>> >> much
>> >> more information in the configuration template than the stable one
>> >> (e.g.,
>> >> the updated information on the use of AMIs in different zones/regions).
>> >> Regards,
>> >> Joseph
>> >
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