It is very likely that restarting Apache reloaded other software that Moin depends upon, and that perhaps you updated a dependency of MoinMoin without realizing it. The exact error message in the Apache log matters.
As pointed out in another email, the specific file newaccount.py is not necessarily the problem. Eric On Aug 27, 2012, at 12:27 PM, "Kai Jaeger" <k...@aplteam.com> wrote: > I experimented recently with newaccount.py > > I'd taken a copy of the original file. When I was ready I deleted > newaccount.py and renamed newaccount.py.old to newaccount.py. > > I then restarted Apache. > > Now I keep getting Internal Server Error 500. > > First I thought I'd made a mistake regarding the file but a comparison > with a backup taken just before my experiments confirmed that the > files are identical. > > Further investigation showed that the reason seems to be that the file > newaccount.pyc has not been updated. So I deleted the file and > restarted Apache. Still a 500. Worse: there is no file newaccount.pyc > anymore! > > I then rebooted the machine - still 500, and no newaccount.pyc! > > Advice is very welcome. > > > Kai > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ > Moin-user mailing list > Moin-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/moin-user ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Moin-user mailing list Moin-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/moin-user
