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Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:47:30 -0700
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Christopher Bonhage <queezey@me.com> writes:

> couchdb -i
>
> DbName = <<"database_name_here">>,
> DocId = <<>>,
> rr(couchdb),
> {ok, Db} = couch_db:open(DbName, [{user_ctx, #user_ctx{roles=[<<"_admin">>]}}]),
> case couch_db:open_doc(Db, DocId) of
>         {ok, Doc} ->
>             couch_db:update_doc(Db, Doc#doc{deleted=true}, []);
>         Error ->
>             Error
> end.
>
>

I am looking for a user reference for the erlang shell, but so far none found.

When I run the first command the response appears to be an error report.
[...]
  crasher:
    initial call: couch_event_sup:init/1
    pid: <0.97.0>
    registered_name: []
    exception exit: {error,{file_error,"/var/log/couchdb/couch.log",eacces}}
      in function  gen_server:init_it/6
    ancestors: [couch_primary_services,couch_server_sup,<0.37.0>]
    messages: []
    links: [<0.90.0>,<0.6.0>]
    dictionary: []
    trap_exit: false
    status: running
    heap_size: 377
    stack_size: 24
    reductions: 116
  neighbours:
[...]
1>

If I run as root I do not get an interactive shell. 

-- 
Regards,
Brian Winfrey