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From: Mark Hahn <mark@hahnca.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2011 11:24:58 -0800
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Subject: Re: starting couch on linux boot from build-couchdb
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Thank you very much for your trouble.  I will go through these one by one.

On Sat, Dec 24, 2011 at 11:00 AM, Marcello Nuccio <marcello.nuccio@gmail.com
> wrote:

> I have only a few sparse thoughts:
>
> - you can get latest log lines at http://localhost:5984/_log
>
> - have a look at /root/build-couchdb/build/etc/init.d/couchdb or
> consider using upstart (I have posted here a sample startup script a
> few days ago)
>
> - first check if default configuration works fine, then change one
> configuration option and check again. Iterate until the problem shows
> up.
>
> - being root is not enough to avoid permission problems.
>
> HTH,
>  Marcello
>
> 2011/12/24 Mark Hahn <mark@hahnca.com>:
> >> Have you looked into
> /root/build-couchdb/build/var/log/couchdb/couch.log ?
> >
> > Thanks for pointing that out. That file only has old info in it since I
> > changed /root/build-couchdb/build/etc/couchdb/local.ini to the settings
> > shown here.
> >
> > ---------------  local.ini --------------
> > [couchdb]
> > database_dir    = /mnt/db/couch_dbs
> > view_index_dir  = /mnt/db/couch_views
> > uri_file             = /mnt/db/couch.uri
> >
> > [httpd]
> > bind_address = 0.0.0.0
> >
> > [couch_httpd_auth]
> > secret = xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > require_valid_user = true
> >
> > [log]
> > level = debug
> > include_sasl = false
> > file = /mnt/db/couch.log
> >
> > [admins]
> > root = -xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > [uuids]
> > algorithm = utc_random
> >
> >
> > After booting, /mnt/db/ is there, but the log file is missing.  It isn't
> > being created.  There is no permission issue since everything is running
> as
> > root.
> >
> > I just now discovered that when I run couchdb manually, futon works fine
> > but I'm still not getting a log file created.
> >
> > Is it possible this log problem is the root of the big problem?  Can I
> > debug to find out where the log is ending up?  I did a find / -name
> > *couchdb.log and only the one old location showed up.  Can couch run
> > without a log file?
> >
> > I looked at the db configuration using futon and it matched my local.ini
> > file.
> >
> > Have I given any new hints to the problem?  I need more help.
>

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