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> Figured it out!
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> You need to either save the userDoc to the userDB, or config the couch to use an alternate database for the usersDb for your test. See run_on_modified_server in the cookie_auth test for usage.
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Great! Thanks! Works now.

I figured out that the user database is supposed to be called "_users". 
This info is only hidden somewhere in the depths of "Authentication and 
Authorization", not really easy to find.

Cheers, Lena