# Unable to build settings 

**URL:** <https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/unable-to-build-settings/2190>\
**Category:** Autopsy Development\
**Created:** [September 30, 2020, 11:25pm UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/unable-to-build-settings/2190 "2020-09-30T23:25:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![lebronjames06](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3be4f8/32.png) [@lebronjames06](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/u/lebronjames06)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2020, 11:25pm UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/unable-to-build-settings/2190/1 "2020-09-30T23:25:44Z")

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Here is code [https://pastebin.com/60mRD1Nm](https://pastebin.com/60mRD1Nm)

I get error at line 109

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/sleuthkit/original/2X/0/0eb99cfbe21560eb6918749e147fbc4bd376ed95.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Nuno\_Mourinho](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/sleuthkit.discourse.group/nuno_mourinho/32/404_2.png) [@Nuno\_Mourinho](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/u/Nuno_Mourinho)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 8:40pm UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/unable-to-build-settings/2190/2 "2020-10-01T20:40:06Z")

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I have posted a similar problem, but so far no one have answer it… ☹ :

> [@Problems with GUI Development - Expected settings argument to be instanceof GenericIngestModuleJobSettings](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/problems-with-gui-development-expected-settings-argument-to-be-instanceof-genericingestmodulejobsettings/2129):
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> I developed a ingest module that calculate file hash. The module Preformatted text The source code is available in: [https://github.com/mesi2020/autopsy](https://github.com/mesi2020/autopsy) I have the following error message. I cannot trace the error source. The code seems ok. What’s wrong?: Error message: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: MESI: Expected settings argument to be instanceof GenericIngestModuleJobSettings at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAc…

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**Author:** ![Mark\_McKinnon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/sleuthkit.discourse.group/mark_mckinnon/32/42_2.png) [@Mark\_McKinnon](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/u/Mark_McKinnon)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2020, 3:03pm UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/unable-to-build-settings/2190/3 "2020-10-03T15:03:57Z")

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Try and change the file name of the module from 60mRD1Nm.py to m60RD1nm.py. I was able to get it to work and see the gui panel for your plugin.

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**Author:** ![lebronjames06](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3be4f8/32.png) [@lebronjames06](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/u/lebronjames06)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2020, 3:19pm UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/unable-to-build-settings/2190/4 "2020-10-03T15:19:37Z")

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Hi Mark, what version autopsy you are using? The file name is actually ChromePasswords.py

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**Author:** ![Mark\_McKinnon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/sleuthkit.discourse.group/mark_mckinnon/32/42_2.png) [@Mark\_McKinnon](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/u/Mark_McKinnon)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2020, 3:24pm UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/unable-to-build-settings/2190/5 "2020-10-03T15:24:06Z")

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I am using 4.16 and I was going off the file you posted in paste bin.

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**Author:** ![lebronjames06](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3be4f8/32.png) [@lebronjames06](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/u/lebronjames06)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2020, 3:34pm UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/unable-to-build-settings/2190/6 "2020-10-03T15:34:59Z")

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I am using autopsy version 4.13  
So it could be that!

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**Author:** ![lebronjames06](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3be4f8/32.png) [@lebronjames06](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/u/lebronjames06)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/unable-to-build-settings/2190/7 "2020-10-03T15:36:46Z")

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Which version introduced GenericIngestModuleJobSettings to fileingestmodule?  
because it works with datasourceingestmodule but not fileingestmodule.

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**Author:** ![Mark\_McKinnon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/sleuthkit.discourse.group/mark_mckinnon/32/42_2.png) [@Mark\_McKinnon](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/u/Mark_McKinnon)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2020, 4:02pm UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/unable-to-build-settings/2190/8 "2020-10-03T16:02:13Z")

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I believe that was around 4.7 or 4.8 release that it was introduced.
