Sounds like your default browser is not defined. I'm not a RedHattie, so I can't tell you how to do that.
You can probably start Web2py from the command line, something like: python web2py.py -a 'your password' -i 127.0.0.1 -p 8000 Look in the ref manual for more info: http://web2py.com/books/default/chapter/29/4#Command-line-options On Jan 20, 10:13 am, robert schaefer <schaeferz...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I am using RedHat Linux Ver 5.0., python 2.6.2 > I downloaded the source and started the server with the command "python > web2py.py" and got the message: > Starting browser... Error showing url: There was an error launching > default action command associated with this location. > > How serious is this error? > How do I diagnose it? > > thanks, > bob s.