Removing the inclusion of /lib/lsb/init-functions in /etc/init.d/couchdb solved the problem for me.
But make sure that everything is owned by couchdb: chown -R couchdb /var/log/couchdb chown -R couchdb /var/run/couchdb chown -R couchdb /var/lib/couchdb chown -R couchdb /etc/couchdb -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1457464 Title: Init fails to start CouchDB after upgrade to Vivid To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/couchdb/+bug/1457464/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
