thanks a lot Dave, this will certainly help me next time Alex
2013/4/1 Dave Cottlehuber <d...@jsonified.com> > Hi Alex, > > It sounds like you installed couch over the top of the existing > installation? This won't work, a number of libraries will be left with > alternative / incompatible versions. > > - stop the service & ensure there are no erl, werl, couchjs, or epmd > processes running > - move or copy your %COUCH%/var/lib/ and %COUCH%/etc/local.ini elsewhere > - uninstall couch > - make sure %COUCH% is completely gone > - reinstall 1.2.1 > > Usual caveat about having a backup applies. > > > > On 1 April 2013 14:47, Alexander Gabriel <a...@barbalex.ch> wrote: > > > Hi experts > > > > I am on Windows 8, 64bit. > > > > I just saw that my version 1.2.0 was not the latest and greatest any > more. > > So I downloaded "setup-couchdb-1.2.1_otp_R14B04.exe". Then installed it. > > Then restarted. > > But I can't contact my couch any more. > > > > > > 1. Looked in the services: Apache CouchDB 1.2.1 is supposed to be > > running > > 2. http://127.0.0.1:5984/_utils is unavailable > > 3. Clicked "start CouchDB" and get this error in erlang emulator: > > *Erlang R14B04 (erts-5.8.5) [source] [smp:8:8] [rq:8] > [async-threads:0] > > **Eshell V5.8.5 (abort with ^G) > > **1> {"init terminating in > > > > > > do_boot",{{badmatch,{error,{{app_would_not_start,crypto},{couch_app,start,[normal,["../etc/couchdb/default.ini","../etc/couchdb/local.ini"]]}}}},[{couch,start,0},{init,start_it,1},{init,start_em,1}]}} > > **init terminating in do_boot () > > Abnormal termination* > > and also a command-window telling me: "CouchDB 1.2.1 - prepare to > > relax... > > 4. restarted windows again but still the same symptoms > > > > Can you please help me to relax? > > >
