I had a problem to get CouchDB working on my netbook. After some
research i found the problem: /var/log is mounted as tmpfs and after
rebooting my netbook /var/log was empty but CouchDB requires
/var/log/couchdb to start. It was a bit difficult to find the reason for
this problem because I could not find any helpful error message.
See attached file for command line output.
Regards,
Jan
jan@breidablik:~$ couchdb couchdb -a /etc/couchdb/default.ini -a /etc/couchdb/local.ini
Apache CouchDB 1.0.1 (LogLevel=debug) is starting.
Configuration Settings ["/etc/couchdb/default.ini","/etc/couchdb/local.ini",
"/etc/couchdb/default.ini","/etc/couchdb/local.ini"]:
[attachments] compressible_types="text/*, application/javascript, application/json, application/xml"
[attachments] compression_level="8"
[couch_httpd_auth] auth_cache_size="50"
[couch_httpd_auth] authentication_db="_users"
[couch_httpd_auth] authentication_redirect="/_utils/session.html"
[couch_httpd_auth] require_valid_user="false"
[couch_httpd_auth] timeout="600"
[couchdb] database_dir="/var/lib/couchdb/1.0.1"
[couchdb] delayed_commits="true"
[couchdb] max_attachment_chunk_size="4294967296"
[couchdb] max_dbs_open="100"
[couchdb] max_document_size="4294967296"
[couchdb] os_process_timeout="5000"
[couchdb] uri_file="/var/lib/couchdb/1.0.1/couch.uri"
[couchdb] util_driver_dir="/usr/lib/couchdb/erlang/lib/couch-1.0.1/priv/lib"
[couchdb] view_index_dir="/var/lib/couchdb/1.0.1"
[daemons] auth_cache="{couch_auth_cache, start_link, []}"
[daemons] db_update_notifier="{couch_db_update_notifier_sup, start_link, []}"
[daemons] external_manager="{couch_external_manager, start_link, []}"
[daemons] httpd="{couch_httpd, start_link, []}"
[daemons] query_servers="{couch_query_servers, start_link, []}"
[daemons] stats_aggregator="{couch_stats_aggregator, start, []}"
[daemons] stats_collector="{couch_stats_collector, start, []}"
[daemons] uuids="{couch_uuids, start, []}"
[daemons] view_manager="{couch_view, start_link, []}"
[httpd] allow_jsonp="false"
[httpd] authentication_handlers="{couch_httpd_oauth, oauth_authentication_handler}, {couch_httpd_auth, cookie_authentication_handler}, {couch_httpd_auth, default_authentication_handler}"
[httpd] bind_address="127.0.0.1"
[httpd] default_handler="{couch_httpd_db, handle_request}"
[httpd] max_connections="2048"
[httpd] port="5984"
[httpd] secure_rewrites="true"
[httpd] vhost_global_handlers="_utils, _uuids, _session, _oauth, _users"
[httpd_db_handlers] _changes="{couch_httpd_db, handle_changes_req}"
[httpd_db_handlers] _compact="{couch_httpd_db, handle_compact_req}"
[httpd_db_handlers] _design="{couch_httpd_db, handle_design_req}"
[httpd_db_handlers] _temp_view="{couch_httpd_view, handle_temp_view_req}"
[httpd_db_handlers] _view_cleanup="{couch_httpd_db, handle_view_cleanup_req}"
[httpd_design_handlers] _info="{couch_httpd_db, handle_design_info_req}"
[httpd_design_handlers] _list="{couch_httpd_show, handle_view_list_req}"
[httpd_design_handlers] _rewrite="{couch_httpd_rewrite, handle_rewrite_req}"
[httpd_design_handlers] _show="{couch_httpd_show, handle_doc_show_req}"
[httpd_design_handlers] _update="{couch_httpd_show, handle_doc_update_req}"
[httpd_design_handlers] _view="{couch_httpd_view, handle_view_req}"
[httpd_global_handlers] /="{couch_httpd_misc_handlers, handle_welcome_req, <<\"Welcome\">>}"
[httpd_global_handlers] _active_tasks="{couch_httpd_misc_handlers, handle_task_status_req}"
[httpd_global_handlers] _all_dbs="{couch_httpd_misc_handlers, handle_all_dbs_req}"
[httpd_global_handlers] _config="{couch_httpd_misc_handlers, handle_config_req}"
[httpd_global_handlers] _log="{couch_httpd_misc_handlers, handle_log_req}"
[httpd_global_handlers] _oauth="{couch_httpd_oauth, handle_oauth_req}"
[httpd_global_handlers] _replicate="{couch_httpd_misc_handlers, handle_replicate_req}"
[httpd_global_handlers] _restart="{couch_httpd_misc_handlers, handle_restart_req}"
[httpd_global_handlers] _session="{couch_httpd_auth, handle_session_req}"
[httpd_global_handlers] _stats="{couch_httpd_stats_handlers, handle_stats_req}"
[httpd_global_handlers] _utils="{couch_httpd_misc_handlers, handle_utils_dir_req, \"/usr/share/couchdb/www\"}"
[httpd_global_handlers] _uuids="{couch_httpd_misc_handlers, handle_uuids_req}"
[httpd_global_handlers] favicon.ico="{couch_httpd_misc_handlers, handle_favicon_req, \"/usr/share/couchdb/www\"}"
[log] file="/var/log/couchdb/couch.log"
[log] include_sasl="true"
[log] level="debug"
[query_server_config] reduce_limit="true"
[query_servers] javascript="/usr/bin/couchjs /usr/share/couchdb/server/main.js"
[replicator] max_http_pipeline_size="10"
[replicator] max_http_sessions="10"
[replicator] ssl_certificate_max_depth="3"
[replicator] ssl_trusted_certificates_file="/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt"
[replicator] verify_ssl_certificates="true"
[stats] rate="1000"
[stats] samples="[0, 60, 300, 900]"
[uuids] algorithm="sequential"
=CRASH REPORT==== 22-Jan-2011::12:24:52 ===
crasher:
initial call: couch_event_sup:init/1
pid: <0.81.0>
registered_name: []
exception exit: {{badmatch,
{'EXIT',
{{badmatch,{error,enoent}},
[{couch_log,init,1},
{gen_event,server_add_handler,4},
{gen_event,handle_msg,5},
{proc_lib,init_p_do_apply,3}]}}},
[{couch_event_sup,init,1},
{gen_server,init_it,6},
{proc_lib,init_p_do_apply,3}]}
in function gen_server:init_it/6
ancestors: [couch_primary_services,couch_server_sup,<0.33.0>]
messages: []
links: [<0.80.0>,<0.6.0>]
dictionary: []
trap_exit: false
status: running
heap_size: 233
stack_size: 24
reductions: 116
neighbours:
=SUPERVISOR REPORT==== 22-Jan-2011::12:24:52 ===
Supervisor: {local,couch_primary_services}
Context: start_error
Reason: {{badmatch,{'EXIT',{{badmatch,{error,enoent}},
[{couch_log,init,1},
{gen_event,server_add_handler,4},
{gen_event,handle_msg,5},
{proc_lib,init_p_do_apply,3}]}}},
[{couch_event_sup,init,1},
{gen_server,init_it,6},
{proc_lib,init_p_do_apply,3}]}
Offender: [{pid,undefined},
{name,couch_log},
{mfa,{couch_log,start_link,[]}},
{restart_type,permanent},
{shutdown,brutal_kill},
{child_type,worker}]
=SUPERVISOR REPORT==== 22-Jan-2011::12:24:52 ===
Supervisor: {local,couch_server_sup}
Context: start_error
Reason: shutdown
Offender: [{pid,undefined},
{name,couch_primary_services},
{mfa,{couch_server_sup,start_primary_services,[]}},
{restart_type,permanent},
{shutdown,infinity},
{child_type,supervisor}]
=CRASH REPORT==== 22-Jan-2011::12:24:52 ===
crasher:
initial call: application_master:init/4
pid: <0.32.0>
registered_name: []
exception exit: {bad_return,
{{couch_app,start,
[normal,
["/etc/couchdb/default.ini",
"/etc/couchdb/local.ini"]]},
{'EXIT',
{{badmatch,{error,shutdown}},
[{couch_server_sup,start_server,1},
{application_master,start_it_old,4}]}}}}
in function application_master:init/4
ancestors: [<0.31.0>]
messages: [{'EXIT',<0.33.0>,normal}]
links: [<0.31.0>,<0.7.0>]
dictionary: []
trap_exit: true
status: running
heap_size: 2584
stack_size: 24
reductions: 470
neighbours:
=INFO REPORT==== 22-Jan-2011::12:24:52 ===
application: couch
exited: {bad_return,{{couch_app,start,
[normal,
["/etc/couchdb/default.ini",
"/etc/couchdb/local.ini"]]},
{'EXIT',{{badmatch,{error,shutdown}},
[{couch_server_sup,start_server,1},
{application_master,start_it_old,4}]}}}}
type: temporary
