I can confirm this problem with the latest Karmic package and that creating /var/log/couchdb/0.10.0/ with global read/write/execute permissions works as a temporary fix to the problem.
** Changed in: couchdb (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Released => New -- [karmic] CouchDB crashes on start https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/398380 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