This seems to be a consequence of the Bug 453049 : https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/couchdb/+bug/453049
See the fix at my comment : https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/couchdb/+bug/453049/comments/10 that resolves this stop bug. -- Cannot stop couchdb using /etc/init.d/couchdb https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/448682 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