# Devstack: lms doesn't work properly with older stable openedx releases e.g. ironwood

**URL:** <https://discuss.openedx.org/t/devstack-lms-doesnt-work-properly-with-older-stable-openedx-releases-e-g-ironwood/1204>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [January 13, 2020, 8:06am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/devstack-lms-doesnt-work-properly-with-older-stable-openedx-releases-e-g-ironwood/1204 "2020-01-13T08:06:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![mahyard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/mahyard/32/54_2.png) [@mahyard](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/mahyard)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 8:06am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/devstack-lms-doesnt-work-properly-with-older-stable-openedx-releases-e-g-ironwood/1204/1 "2020-01-13T08:06:24Z")

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Hi everybody,  
I have a problem with my devstack. I set it up a couple days ago with the latest stable release: Ironwood.master. lms doesn’t work with the following error in lms-log:

> <https://gist.github.com/mahyard/f5cca37a909287264a44ffb8184e5a33>

  
I have opened an lms shell and checked python version. the result was 3.5.2

I have had a similar problem with hawthorn.master too. looks like that there is a problem within the installation process. could you help me with this?

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**Author:** ![xitij2000](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/xitij2000/32/141_2.png) [@xitij2000](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/xitij2000)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 12:00pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/devstack-lms-doesnt-work-properly-with-older-stable-openedx-releases-e-g-ironwood/1204/2 "2020-01-13T12:00:54Z")

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You might have the wrong devstack images that are designed for the Juniper release. In order to set up ironwood master using the devstack, you should check out the [open-release/ironwood.master branch of the devstack](https://github.com/edx/devstack/tree/open-release/ironwood.master) and set the OPENEDX\_RELEASE environment variable to the release name (in this case “ironwood.master”).

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**Author:** ![mahyard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/mahyard/32/54_2.png) [@mahyard](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/mahyard)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 3:45pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/devstack-lms-doesnt-work-properly-with-older-stable-openedx-releases-e-g-ironwood/1204/3 "2020-01-13T15:45:21Z")

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Thank you @xitij2000 for your response.  
I did as you said. I’ve ran these commands to setup my devstack:

```bash
git clone https://github.com/edx/devstack
cd devstack
git checkout open-release/ironwood.master
export OPENEDX_RELEASE=ironwood.master
make dev.clone
make dev.checkout
make dev.provision

```

all of checked out services are on `open-release/ironwood.master`:

```bash
ubuntu@debian:~$ cd workspace/cs_comments_service/
ubuntu@debian:~/workspace/cs_comments_service$ git status
On branch open-release/ironwood.master
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/open-release/ironwood.master'.

nothing to commit, working tree clean
ubuntu@debian:~/workspace/cs_comments_service$ 

```

Have you recently installed a devstack with ironwood.master or hawthorn.master release?  
I mean within the last week for example.

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**Author:** ![xitij2000](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/xitij2000/32/141_2.png) [@xitij2000](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/xitij2000)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 9:20pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/devstack-lms-doesnt-work-properly-with-older-stable-openedx-releases-e-g-ironwood/1204/4 "2020-01-13T21:20:12Z")

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> [@mahyard](#):
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> Have you recently installed a devstack with ironwood.master or hawthorn.master release?

Not within the last week, no, but I have within the last month or so I think.

What do you see when you run `docker ps`? Do the images have a `latest` tag or `ironwood.master` tag?

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**Author:** ![mahyard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/mahyard/32/54_2.png) [@mahyard](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/mahyard)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 7:08am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/devstack-lms-doesnt-work-properly-with-older-stable-openedx-releases-e-g-ironwood/1204/5 "2020-01-14T07:08:58Z")

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You were right @xitij2000 💯  
[https://pastebin.com/bbjFkNyn](https://pastebin.com/bbjFkNyn)  
all containers have a latest tag name.  
I think I ought to restart from the beginning.  
I appreciate your help again

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**Author:** ![mahyard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/mahyard/32/54_2.png) [@mahyard](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/mahyard)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2020, 12:38pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/devstack-lms-doesnt-work-properly-with-older-stable-openedx-releases-e-g-ironwood/1204/6 "2020-01-20T12:38:36Z")

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It’s extremely strange for me because I’m still sure that I have set OPENEDX\_RELEASE environment variable before running the installation.  
But I have to admit that reinstalling devstack solved my problem.

Thanks to @xitij2000