Hi Ralf:

In message <20190624092826.ims6dm6nlscxwjlj@runtux.com>,
Ralf Schlatterbeck writes:
>On Sun, Jun 23, 2019 at 11:04:23PM +0000, John Rouillard wrote:
>> >  2) That key should be set to a constant value when running:
>> >
>> >      roundup-admin -i . updateconfig config.ini
>> >
>> >     as specified in doc/upgrading.txt ...
>> 
>> My guess is you didn't run this and as a result have a hidden problem.
>
>No, I didn't. And when grepping for secret_key in doc it didn't turn up
>anything .-)

Can you try this to make sure the proper initialized entry is added to
config.ini. The updateconfig should make a config.ini.bak with your
original config.ini. However I would make a separate backup first.

>> You suggested documenting this in the rest doc. Would adding something
>> like this at the end of the "Enabling the REST API" section work:
>>     [removed]
>> I would prefer to document this and leve the existing code as is as I
>> think it is more user friendly provided the update instructions to run
>> "roundup-admin .... updateconfig" works.
>
>Yes, I like the variant with the documentation. This proposal also takes
>care about the grep for secret_key turning up something .-)

Sounds good. If you verify the upgrade instructions, I'll work on
adding the docs.

>Thanks for looking into this

Sure, I wrote the code so I am responsible.

Have a great week.