[GH-ISSUE #243] A1111 Trouble getting controlnet to start with webUI < The directory name is invalid: > #173

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Originally created by @NehilV on GitHub (Sep 28, 2023).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/DominikDoom/a1111-sd-webui-tagcomplete/issues/243

Hey, it all started when i was trying to get the new t2i and ip adapters to work with my controlnet. (they were completely ignored when used, other basic controlnet models like openpose worked fine). Somewhere i got that the yaml missing might be the problem, and i might tell a111 ui to look for it in settings>controlnet>"now i forgot exactly, but i put a path in the second box".

This path, a1111 doesnt recognize. next time i started my web ui, controlnet was gone from the interface, AND settings. i deleted and reinstalled it many times, but it has that path stored somewhere and just doesnt let controlnet start. and gives this error in the terminal during start:

 ControlNet preprocessor location: G:\A1111\stable-diffusion-webui\extensions\sd-webui-controlnet\annotator\downloads

*** Error loading script: controlnet.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "G:\A1111\stable-diffusion-webui\modules\scripts.py", line 382, in load_scripts
script_module = script_loading.load_module(scriptfile.path)
File "G:\A1111\stable-diffusion-webui\modules\script_loading.py", line 10, in load_module
module_spec.loader.exec_module(module)
File "", line 883, in exec_module
File "", line 241, in _call_with_frames_removed
File "G:\A1111\stable-diffusion-webui\extensions\sd-webui-controlnet\scripts\controlnet.py", line 86, in
global_state.update_cn_models()
File "G:\A1111\stable-diffusion-webui\extensions\sd-webui-controlnet\scripts\global_state.py", line 225, in update_cn_models
found = get_all_models(sort_by, filter_by, path)
File "G:\A1111\stable-diffusion-webui\extensions\sd-webui-controlnet\scripts\global_state.py", line 192, in get_all_models
fileinfos = traverse_all_files(path, [])
File "G:\A1111\stable-diffusion-webui\extensions\sd-webui-controlnet\scripts\global_state.py", line 178, in traverse_all_files
for entry in os.scandir(curr_path)
NotADirectoryError: [WinError 267] The directory name is invalid: 'models\ControlNet\cldm_v15.yaml'

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The last line was the path that i put in the webUI settings, which now i want a1111 UI to forget, so the contorlnet might start. How can i find the file that stores these paths from the settings?

Please help, i can provide more info if the issue is not clear.

Originally created by @NehilV on GitHub (Sep 28, 2023). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/DominikDoom/a1111-sd-webui-tagcomplete/issues/243 Hey, it all started when i was trying to get the new t2i and ip adapters to work with my controlnet. (they were completely ignored when used, other basic controlnet models like openpose worked fine). Somewhere i got that the yaml missing might be the problem, and i might tell a111 ui to look for it in settings>controlnet>"now i forgot exactly, but i put a path in the second box". This path, a1111 doesnt recognize. next time i started my web ui, controlnet was gone from the interface, AND settings. i deleted and reinstalled it many times, but it has that path stored somewhere and just doesnt let controlnet start. and gives this error in the terminal during start: -------- ControlNet preprocessor location: G:\A1111\stable-diffusion-webui\extensions\sd-webui-controlnet\annotator\downloads *** Error loading script: controlnet.py Traceback (most recent call last): File "G:\A1111\stable-diffusion-webui\modules\scripts.py", line 382, in load_scripts script_module = script_loading.load_module(scriptfile.path) File "G:\A1111\stable-diffusion-webui\modules\script_loading.py", line 10, in load_module module_spec.loader.exec_module(module) File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 883, in exec_module File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 241, in _call_with_frames_removed File "G:\A1111\stable-diffusion-webui\extensions\sd-webui-controlnet\scripts\controlnet.py", line 86, in <module> global_state.update_cn_models() File "G:\A1111\stable-diffusion-webui\extensions\sd-webui-controlnet\scripts\global_state.py", line 225, in update_cn_models found = get_all_models(sort_by, filter_by, path) File "G:\A1111\stable-diffusion-webui\extensions\sd-webui-controlnet\scripts\global_state.py", line 192, in get_all_models fileinfos = traverse_all_files(path, []) File "G:\A1111\stable-diffusion-webui\extensions\sd-webui-controlnet\scripts\global_state.py", line 178, in traverse_all_files for entry in os.scandir(curr_path) NotADirectoryError: [WinError 267] The directory name is invalid: 'models\\ControlNet\\cldm_v15.yaml' ----------- The last line was the path that i put in the webUI settings, which now i want a1111 UI to forget, so the contorlnet might start. How can i find the file that stores these paths from the settings? Please help, i can provide more info if the issue is not clear.

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@DominikDoom commented on GitHub (Sep 28, 2023):

I think you're at the wrong place, this is for the tag-autocomplete extension, not controlnet.

But to answer your question, in the root folder of your webui (so G:\A1111\stable-diffusion-webui\ in your case) is a file named config.json. Search for "control_net" in that file and look for which line has that path (likely "control_net_models_path"). Then either delete the whole line or just the text between the quotes and save the file. Next time you start the webui it will pull the settings from there.

@DominikDoom commented on GitHub (Sep 28, 2023): I think you're at the wrong place, this is for the tag-autocomplete extension, not controlnet. But to answer your question, in the root folder of your webui (so `G:\A1111\stable-diffusion-webui\` in your case) is a file named `config.json`. Search for "control_net" in that file and look for which line has that path (likely "control_net_models_path"). Then either delete the whole line or just the text between the quotes and save the file. Next time you start the webui it will pull the settings from there.