Paul,
_metadata is our special database which is valid.
https://github.com/apache/couchdb-cassim/blob/master/src/cassim_metadata_cache.erl#L63-L64
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On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 7:15 PM, Paul Davis <paul.joseph.da...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm pretty sure its saying that you're trying to create a database
> named _metadata which isn't a valid database name for two reasons.
> First, we require db names to start with a letter for file system
> compatibility and to avoid surprises (ie, if someone tried to name a
> database "../foo"). Second, we generally reserve the _ prefix in all
> API places for CouchDB internal use.
>
> On Tue, Sep 13, 2016 at 11:23 PM, Joey Samonte
> <csharpdevelo...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Good day,
>>
>>
>> I am getting a lot of error like this one in the logs (Windows):
>>
>>
>> {"error":"illegal_database_name","reason":"Name:
>> 'shards%2F00000000-1fffffff%2F_metadata.1473815830'. Only lowercase
>> characters (a-z)
>>
>>
>> Why is this so?
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Joey
>>
>>
>>
>>
