Public bug reported: sudo service couchdb stop/restart/start is "silent" about it. (it starts "normally", respawned several times but then is killed)
The killing is visible in dmesg: [ 2107.500012] init: couchdb main process (11934) terminated with status 1 [ 2107.500061] init: couchdb main process ended, respawning [ 2107.829258] init: couchdb main process (11976) terminated with status 1 [ 2107.829338] init: couchdb main process ended, respawning [ 2108.162798] init: couchdb main process (12017) terminated with status 1 [ 2108.162871] init: couchdb main process ended, respawning [ 2108.522668] init: couchdb main process (12058) terminated with status 1 [ 2108.522710] init: couchdb main process ended, respawning [ 2108.834284] init: couchdb main process (12098) terminated with status 1 [ 2108.834304] init: couchdb main process ended, respawning [ 2109.173867] init: couchdb main process (12138) terminated with status 1 [ 2109.173931] init: couchdb main process ended, respawning [ 2109.534902] init: couchdb main process (12181) terminated with status 1 [ 2109.534928] init: couchdb main process ended, respawning [ 2109.875314] init: couchdb main process (12221) terminated with status 1 [ 2109.875339] init: couchdb main process ended, respawning [ 2110.200497] init: couchdb main process (12263) terminated with status 1 [ 2110.200518] init: couchdb main process ended, respawning [ 2110.514901] init: couchdb main process (12305) terminated with status 1 [ 2110.514924] init: couchdb main process ended, respawning [ 2110.870927] init: couchdb main process (12346) terminated with status 1 [ 2110.870964] init: couchdb respawning too fast, stopped Running in Terminal using couchdb user gives this message: couchdb@hendy:~ > couchdb {"init terminating in do_boot",{{badmatch,{error,{bad_return,{{couch_app,start,[normal,["/etc/couchdb/default.ini","/etc/couchdb/local.ini"]]},{'EXIT',{{badmatch,{error,{error,enoent}}},[{couch_server_sup,start_server,1,[{file,"couch_server_sup.erl"},{line,56}]},{application_master,start_it_old,4,[{file,"application_master.erl"},{line,269}]}]}}}}}},[{couch,start,0,[{file,"couch.erl"},{line,18}]},{init,start_it,1,[]},{init,start_em,1,[]}]}} Crash dump was written to: erl_crash.dump init terminating in do_boot () ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: couchdb 1.4.0-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-14.21-generic 3.11.7 Uname: Linux 3.11.0-14-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Dec 18 09:33:47 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-12-18 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Linux Mint 16 "petra" - Release amd64 20131205 MarkForUpload: True PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: couchdb UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) modified.conffile..etc.couchdb.local.ini: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/couchdb/local.ini'] --- ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-12-18 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Linux Mint 16 "petra" - Release amd64 20131205 MarkForUpload: True Package: couchdb 1.4.0-0ubuntu1 PackageArchitecture: all ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-14.21-generic 3.11.7 Tags: petra third-party-packages Uname: Linux 3.11.0-14-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: ** Affects: couchdb (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug apport-collected petra saucy third-party-packages ** Tags added: saucy ** Tags added: apport-collected ** Description changed: sudo service couchdb stop/restart/start is "silent" about it. (it starts "normally", respawned several times but then is killed) The killing is visible in dmesg: [ 2107.500012] init: couchdb main process (11934) terminated with status 1 [ 2107.500061] init: couchdb main process ended, respawning [ 2107.829258] init: couchdb main process (11976) terminated with status 1 [ 2107.829338] init: couchdb main process ended, respawning [ 2108.162798] init: couchdb main process (12017) terminated with status 1 [ 2108.162871] init: couchdb main process ended, respawning [ 2108.522668] init: couchdb main process (12058) terminated with status 1 [ 2108.522710] init: couchdb main process ended, respawning [ 2108.834284] init: couchdb main process (12098) terminated with status 1 [ 2108.834304] init: couchdb main process ended, respawning [ 2109.173867] init: couchdb main process (12138) terminated with status 1 [ 2109.173931] init: couchdb main process ended, respawning [ 2109.534902] init: couchdb main process (12181) terminated with status 1 [ 2109.534928] init: couchdb main process ended, respawning [ 2109.875314] init: couchdb main process (12221) terminated with status 1 [ 2109.875339] init: couchdb main process ended, respawning [ 2110.200497] init: couchdb main process (12263) terminated with status 1 [ 2110.200518] init: couchdb main process ended, respawning [ 2110.514901] init: couchdb main process (12305) terminated with status 1 [ 2110.514924] init: couchdb main process ended, respawning [ 2110.870927] init: couchdb main process (12346) terminated with status 1 [ 2110.870964] init: couchdb respawning too fast, stopped Running in Terminal using couchdb user gives this message: couchdb@hendy:~ > couchdb {"init terminating in do_boot",{{badmatch,{error,{bad_return,{{couch_app,start,[normal,["/etc/couchdb/default.ini","/etc/couchdb/local.ini"]]},{'EXIT',{{badmatch,{error,{error,enoent}}},[{couch_server_sup,start_server,1,[{file,"couch_server_sup.erl"},{line,56}]},{application_master,start_it_old,4,[{file,"application_master.erl"},{line,269}]}]}}}}}},[{couch,start,0,[{file,"couch.erl"},{line,18}]},{init,start_it,1,[]},{init,start_em,1,[]}]}} Crash dump was written to: erl_crash.dump init terminating in do_boot () ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: couchdb 1.4.0-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-14.21-generic 3.11.7 Uname: Linux 3.11.0-14-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Dec 18 09:33:47 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-12-18 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Linux Mint 16 "petra" - Release amd64 20131205 MarkForUpload: True PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: couchdb UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) modified.conffile..etc.couchdb.local.ini: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/couchdb/local.ini'] + --- + ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1 + Architecture: amd64 + DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 + InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-12-18 (0 days ago) + InstallationMedia: Linux Mint 16 "petra" - Release amd64 20131205 + MarkForUpload: True + Package: couchdb 1.4.0-0ubuntu1 + PackageArchitecture: all + ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-14.21-generic 3.11.7 + Tags: petra third-party-packages + Uname: Linux 3.11.0-14-generic x86_64 + UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) + UserGroups: -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1262220 Title: CouchDB crashes at startup: {"init terminating in do_boot",{{badmatch,{error,{bad_return,{{couch_app,start,[normal To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/couchdb/+bug/1262220/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs