On Aug 10, 2010, at 12:24 PM, Christian Noack wrote: > Today I installed couchdb on OS X (Snow Leopard) via MacPorts. I started > couchdb and can connect to via the web browser (http://127.0.0.1:5984/). I > got the expected result: > "{"couchdb":"Welcome","version":"1.0.0"}" > > But when I try to connect via curl: " curl http://127.0.0.1:5984"; curl asks > me: "Enter host password for user 'myusername'". Why? I did not configure any > authentication. What would the right user/pasword combination be? >
I've never seen this before. When you go to Futon, does the lower-right hand corner say you are in Admin Party? If so, this really shouldn't be happening and I'd start to investigate the curl side of the equation. Chris > Any hints? > > Best regards, > > Christian > > --- > agile methoden - consulting, coaching, training > Christian Noack > www.agile-methoden.de > Krückenweg 51, 44227 Dortmund > +49 231 108722732 >
