For the mentioned error the CouchDB wiki suggests that wrong permissions might lead to this error: http://wiki.apache.org/couchdb/Error_messages#IncorrectPermissions
After doing an `strace -f -e open couchdb` it looks like the directory /var/log/couchdb/0.10.0~svn818859 needs to be created and properly chown'd. After that mochiweb (the internal httpd) complains that the address is in use, which `netstat -tulpen` claims otherwise. Changing the port in /etc/couchdb/local.ini to something else makes CouchDB run on the changed port, at least as root. -- [karmic] CouchDB crashes on start https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/398380 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs