Error while trying to edit a post or change ownership of it

Hi I’m having troubles in my installation of Discourse (v1.6.0.beta8 +28) after upgrading it today.

When trying to edit some posts I receive an error: 422 Unprocessable Entity. I notice that if I modify the title and the content only the title gets updated. The error mentioned is always thrown. This behavior doesn’t occur with all posts and new posts are not affected by this.

On the logs this shows up:

ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid (Validation failed: Url has already been taken)
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.6/lib/active_record/validations.rb:79:in `raise_record_invalid'
Stacktrace:
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.6/lib/active_record/validations.rb:79:in `raise_record_invalid'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.6/lib/active_record/validations.rb:43:in `save!'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.6/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/dirty.rb:29:in `save!'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.6/lib/active_record/transactions.rb:291:in `block in save!'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.6/lib/active_record/transactions.rb:351:in `block in with_transaction_returning_status'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.6/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb:211:in `transaction'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.6/lib/active_record/transactions.rb:220:in `transaction'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.6/lib/active_record/transactions.rb:348:in `with_transaction_returning_status'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.6/lib/active_record/transactions.rb:291:in `save!'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.6/lib/active_record/persistence.rb:51:in `create!'
/var/www/discourse/app/models/topic_link.rb:168:in `block (2 levels) in extract_from'
/var/www/discourse/app/models/topic_link.rb:116:in `each'
/var/www/discourse/app/models/topic_link.rb:116:in `block in extract_from'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.6/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb:211:in `transaction'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.6/lib/active_record/transactions.rb:220:in `transaction'
/var/www/discourse/app/models/topic_link.rb:106:in `extract_from'
/var/www/discourse/lib/post_revisor.rb:162:in `revise!'
/var/www/discourse/app/models/post.rb:408:in `revise'
/var/www/discourse/app/models/post.rb:452:in `set_owner'
/var/www/discourse/app/services/post_owner_changer.rb:22:in `block (2 levels) in change_owner!'
/var/www/discourse/app/services/post_owner_changer.rb:14:in `each'
/var/www/discourse/app/services/post_owner_changer.rb:14:in `block in change_owner!'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.6/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb:213:in `block in transaction'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.6/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/transaction.rb:184:in `within_new_transaction'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.6/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb:213:in `transaction'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.6/lib/active_record/transactions.rb:220:in `transaction'
/var/www/discourse/app/services/post_owner_changer.rb:13:in `change_owner!'
/var/www/discourse/app/controllers/topics_controller.rb:443:in `change_post_owners'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.2.6/lib/action_controller/metal/implicit_render.rb:4:in `send_action'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.2.6/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb:198:in `process_action'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.2.6/lib/action_controller/metal/rendering.rb:10:in `process_action'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.2.6/lib/abstract_controller/callbacks.rb:20:in `block in process_action'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.2.6/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:117:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.2.6/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:117:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.2.6/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:555:in `block (2 levels) in compile'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.2.6/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:505:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.2.6/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:505:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.2.6/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:92:in `__run_callbacks__'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.2.6/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:778:in `_run_process_action_callbacks'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.2.6/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:81:in `run_callbacks'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.2.6/lib/abstract_controller/callbacks.rb:19:in `process_action'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.2.6/lib/action_controller/metal/rescue.rb:29:in `process_action'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.2.6/lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:32:in `block in process_action'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.2.6/lib/active_support/notifications.rb:164:in `block in instrument'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.2.6/lib/active_support/notifications/instrumenter.rb:20:in `instrument'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.2.6/lib/active_support/notifications.rb:164:in `instrument'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.2.6/lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:30:in `process_action'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.2.6/lib/action_controller/metal/params_wrapper.rb:250:in `process_action'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.6/lib/active_record/railties/controller_runtime.rb:18:in `process_action'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.2.6/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb:137:in `process'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionview-4.2.6/lib/action_view/rendering.rb:30:in `process'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/rack-mini-profiler-0.10.1/lib/mini_profiler/profiling_methods.rb:102:in `block in profile_method'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.2.6/lib/action_controller/metal.rb:196:in `dispatch'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.2.6/lib/action_controller/metal/rack_delegation.rb:13:in `dispatch'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.2.6/lib/action_controller/metal.rb:237:in `block in action'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.2.6/lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:74:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.2.6/lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:74:in `dispatch'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.2.6/lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:43:in `serve'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.2.6/lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:43:in `block in serve'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.2.6/lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:30:in `each'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.2.6/lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:30:in `serve'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.2.6/lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:817:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/rack-protection-1.5.3/lib/rack/protection/frame_options.rb:31:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/omniauth-1.3.1/lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:186:in `call!'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/omniauth-1.3.1/lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:164:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/omniauth-1.3.1/lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:186:in `call!'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/omniauth-1.3.1/lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:164:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/omniauth-1.3.1/lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:186:in `call!'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/omniauth-1.3.1/lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:164:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/omniauth-1.3.1/lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:186:in `call!'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/omniauth-1.3.1/lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:164:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/omniauth-1.3.1/lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:186:in `call!'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/omniauth-1.3.1/lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:164:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/omniauth-1.3.1/lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:186:in `call!'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/omniauth-1.3.1/lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:164:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/omniauth-1.3.1/lib/omniauth/builder.rb:63:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/rack-1.6.4/lib/rack/conditionalget.rb:38:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/rack-1.6.4/lib/rack/head.rb:13:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/lib/middleware/anonymous_cache.rb:129:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.2.6/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/params_parser.rb:27:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.2.6/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/flash.rb:260:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/rack-1.6.4/lib/rack/session/abstract/id.rb:225:in `context'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/rack-1.6.4/lib/rack/session/abstract/id.rb:220:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.2.6/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/cookies.rb:560:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.6/lib/active_record/query_cache.rb:36:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.6/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:653:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.2.6/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/callbacks.rb:29:in `block in call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.2.6/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:88:in `__run_callbacks__'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.2.6/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:778:in `_run_call_callbacks'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.2.6/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:81:in `run_callbacks'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.2.6/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/callbacks.rb:27:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.2.6/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/remote_ip.rb:78:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.2.6/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/debug_exceptions.rb:17:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.2.6/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/show_exceptions.rb:30:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/logster-1.2.3/lib/logster/middleware/reporter.rb:31:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/railties-4.2.6/lib/rails/rack/logger.rb:38:in `call_app'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/railties-4.2.6/lib/rails/rack/logger.rb:22:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/config/initializers/100-quiet_logger.rb:13:in `call_with_quiet_assets'
/var/www/discourse/config/initializers/100-silence_logger.rb:26:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.2.6/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/request_id.rb:21:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/rack-1.6.4/lib/rack/methodoverride.rb:22:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/rack-1.6.4/lib/rack/runtime.rb:18:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/rack-1.6.4/lib/rack/sendfile.rb:113:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/rack-mini-profiler-0.10.1/lib/mini_profiler/profiler.rb:278:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/message_bus-2.0.0.beta.11/lib/message_bus/rack/middleware.rb:62:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/lib/middleware/request_tracker.rb:73:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/railties-4.2.6/lib/rails/engine.rb:518:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/railties-4.2.6/lib/rails/application.rb:165:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/railties-4.2.6/lib/rails/railtie.rb:194:in `public_send'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/railties-4.2.6/lib/rails/railtie.rb:194:in `method_missing'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/rack-1.6.4/lib/rack/urlmap.rb:66:in `block in call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/rack-1.6.4/lib/rack/urlmap.rb:50:in `each'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/rack-1.6.4/lib/rack/urlmap.rb:50:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/unicorn-5.1.0/lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:562:in `process_client'
/var/www/discourse/lib/scheduler/defer.rb:85:in `process_client'
/var/www/discourse/lib/middleware/unicorn_oobgc.rb:95:in `process_client'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/unicorn-5.1.0/lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:658:in `worker_loop'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/unicorn-5.1.0/lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:508:in `spawn_missing_workers'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/unicorn-5.1.0/lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:132:in `start'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/unicorn-5.1.0/bin/unicorn:126:in `<top (required)>'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/bin/unicorn:22:in `load'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/bin/unicorn:22:in `<main>'

Second exception

Job exception: Validation failed: Url has already been taken
Stacktrace:
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.6/lib/active_record/validations.rb:79:in `raise_record_invalid'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.6/lib/active_record/validations.rb:43:in `save!'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.6/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/dirty.rb:29:in `save!'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.6/lib/active_record/transactions.rb:291:in `block in save!'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.6/lib/active_record/transactions.rb:351:in `block in with_transaction_returning_status'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.6/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb:211:in `transaction'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.6/lib/active_record/transactions.rb:220:in `transaction'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.6/lib/active_record/transactions.rb:348:in `with_transaction_returning_status'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.6/lib/active_record/transactions.rb:291:in `save!'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.6/lib/active_record/persistence.rb:51:in `create!'
/var/www/discourse/app/models/topic_link.rb:168:in `block (2 levels) in extract_from'
/var/www/discourse/app/models/topic_link.rb:116:in `each'
/var/www/discourse/app/models/topic_link.rb:116:in `block in extract_from'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.6/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb:213:in `block in transaction'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.6/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/transaction.rb:184:in `within_new_transaction'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.6/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb:213:in `transaction'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.6/lib/active_record/transactions.rb:220:in `transaction'
/var/www/discourse/app/models/topic_link.rb:106:in `extract_from'
/var/www/discourse/lib/cooked_post_processor.rb:41:in `extract_links'
/var/www/discourse/lib/cooked_post_processor.rb:35:in `block in post_process'
/var/www/discourse/lib/distributed_mutex.rb:21:in `synchronize'
/var/www/discourse/lib/distributed_mutex.rb:5:in `synchronize'
/var/www/discourse/lib/cooked_post_processor.rb:28:in `post_process'
/var/www/discourse/app/jobs/regular/process_post.rb:24:in `execute'
/var/www/discourse/app/jobs/base.rb:154:in `block (2 levels) in perform'

When I try to change ownership of a post both errors are thrown as well. This is more consistent and happens with all post.

Let me know if you need more information.

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Is it a duplicate title? Duplicate topic titles are not allowed out of box.

No, no other post has the same title.

I’ll have a look at this today. This is happening because we are now raising an error instead of silently ignoring it in the past when topic links fail to be created.

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I had the same issue today on a wiki post in a private category. Could not edit the text. 422 error. Log indicated duplicate URL.

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Opps my bad… Fixed in

https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/bf642806611f2450c83c5ce27a499940ad88e20b

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I can confirm this fixed the issue in my installation. Thanks guys! :grinning:

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