Fatal error when calling Accounts.createUser

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Has anyone else experienced this? When I try to create a user, e.g.:

Accounts.createUser({email: 'person@site.com', password: 'test'});

It doesn’t return a new user ID, and on the server side I see:

W20160521-00:55:25.576(-7)? (STDERR) 
W20160521-00:55:25.577(-7)? (STDERR) undefined:0
W20160521-00:55:25.577(-7)? (STDERR) 
W20160521-00:55:25.577(-7)? (STDERR) 
W20160521-00:55:25.578(-7)? (STDERR) TypeError: undefined is not a function

I’m completely unable to make an account. Has anyone seen this before, or has any ideas how to even begin figuring out what’s causing it?

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2

Reproduced.

3

Try this out, though Im using it with roles.

// run at Meteor app startup
Meteor.startup(function() {
  // if users database is empty, seed these values
  if(Meteor.users.find().count() < 1) {
    // users array
    var users = [
        // the front desk roles
      { name: 'Daenerys Targaryen', email: 'frontdesk1@gmail.com', password: 'frontdesk1', roles: ['frontdesk'] },
      { name: 'Khal Drogo', email: 'frontdesk2@gmail.com', password: 'frontdesk2', roles: ['frontdesk'] },
      
      // the nurse roles
      { name: 'Arya Stack', email: 'nurse1@gmail.com', password: 'nurse1', roles: ['nurse'] },
      { name: 'Tyrion Lannister', email: 'nurse2@gmail.com', password: 'nurse2', roles: ['nurse'] },
      
      // the doctors roles
      { name: 'Cersei Lannister', email: 'doctor1@gmail.com', password: 'doctor1', roles: ['doctor'] },
      { name: 'Sansa Stack', email: 'doctor2@gmail.com', password: 'doctor2', roles: ['doctor'] },




      
    ];
    // user creation
    _.each(users, function(d) {
      // return id for use in roles assignment below
      var userId = Accounts.createUser({
        email: d.email,
        password: d.password,
        username: d.email,
        profile: {
          name: d.name
        }
      });
      // verify user email
      Meteor.users.update({ _id: userId }, { $set: { 'emails.0.verified': true } });
      // add roles to user
      Roles.addUsersToRoles(userId, d.roles);
    });
  }
});
4

EDIT: I’ll post this as an issue on GitHub.

5

I have the exact same issue. It works if I stop and run the app again, but I’m getting this error when I try to create a user or login. Have you find out the reason or solution for this?

6

It’s a problem with bcrypt. It doesn’t affect production at all, this only occurs when you run meteor shell at least once, while using Accounts.

7

Not running Meteor shell after a server reboot made the issue go away. Thanks @ffxsam, that’s a really strange one.

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