Turns out i was editing: /usr/local/etc/couchdb/local.ini /usr/local/etc/couchdb/default.ini
when I should've been editing /etc/couchdb/local.ini /etc/couchdb/default.ini Relics from a yum-based install, I think. Martin On 11 Mar 2011, at 12:53, Martin Hewitt wrote: > Hi all, > > I can't get to Futon from the world-wide-web on one of my servers. I have two > identical servers, configured exactly as each other, but, on one, if I run > the command: > > netstat --listen | grep 5984 > > tcp 0 0 *:5984 *:* > LISTEN > > And on the other, I get > > tcp 0 0 localhost:5984 *:* > LISTEN > > Now, in both local.ini and default.ini I have > > port = 5984 > bind_address = 0.0.0.0 > > Is that the only setting I need to use/alter to get it to listen widely, or > is there another option I'm missing? If not, is there a way to find out which > files CouchDB used to configure itself? > > The only thing I've noticed is that > > cat /usr/local/var/run/couchdb/couch.uri > > Shows > > http://127.0.0.1:5984/ > > on the inaccessible server, and > > http://0.0.0.0:5984/ > > on the other. > > Is it safe to modify couch.uri? Should I delete this file and restart couch > so it rebuilds it? > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Many thanks, > > Martin
