"*" is not correct. To bind to all interfaces use 0.0.0.0
B. On 12 June 2012 16:49, Shea Doug (Nokia-LC/Chicago) <[email protected]>wrote: > Hey folks. I’m setting up my first CouchDB instance for an internal > project, and am running into an error on start-up. I was wondering if > anybody could help. > > In short, I’m trying to run CouchDB like we run Apache. We have Apache > installed in a shared, unwritable filesystem. To run an instance, one > copies the apachectl file and the default configuration file, edits > apachectl to point to the config file copy, then edits the config file to > point to local log directories and perform other custom configurations. > When ‘apachectl start’ is run, it uses the binaries from the shared area > and the custom config, and runs great. > > To mimic this, I copied bin/couchdb to a local area as well as > etc/local.*. I edited bin/couchdb to point to local files where necessary: > > > *diff /tools/couchdb/1.2.0/Linux_x86_64/bin/couchdb bin/couchdb* > 25c25 > < HEART_COMMAND="/tools/couchdb/1.2.0/Linux_x86_64/bin/couchdb -k" > --- > > HEART_COMMAND="$0 -k" > 28,30c28,30 > < LOCAL_CONFIG_DIR=/tools/couchdb/1.2.0/Linux_x86_64/etc/couchdb/local.d > < LOCAL_CONFIG_FILE=/tools/couchdb/1.2.0/Linux_x86_64/etc/couchdb/local.ini > < PID_FILE=/tools/couchdb/1.2.0/Linux_x86_64/var/run/couchdb/couchdb.pid > --- > > LOCAL_CONFIG_DIR=/webserver/couchdb/etc/local.d > > LOCAL_CONFIG_FILE=/webserver/couchdb/etc/local.ini > > PID_FILE=/webserver/couchdb/couchdb.pid > > Using the -c startup option, this appears to be fine: > > > *bin/couchdb -c* > /tools/couchdb/1.2.0/Linux_x86_64/etc/couchdb/default.ini > /webserver/couchdb/etc/local.ini > > My etc/local.ini file is also changed minimally, mainly to point things at > local paths (and turn on debugging): > > > diff /tools/couchdb/1.2.0/Linux_x86_64/etc/couchdb/local.ini > etc/local.ini > 7a8,9 > > database_dir = /webserver/couchdb/db > > view_index_dir = /webserver/couchdb/db > 12c14 > < ;bind_address = 127.0.0.1 > --- > > bind_address = * > 38c40,41 > < ;level = debug > --- > > file = /webserver/logs/couchdb/couch.log > > level = debug > > Startup at this point dumps a lot of debug output, and everything seems to > be as I configured it. I’ll only include the things that reflect changes > that I’ve made; let me know if you want to see the entire output. > > > *bin/couchdb* > Apache CouchDB 1.2.0 (LogLevel=debug) is starting. > Configuration Settings > ["/tools/couchdb/1.2.0/Linux_x86_64/etc/couchdb/default.ini", > "/webserver/couchdb/etc/local.ini"]: > [couchdb] database_dir="/webserver/couchdb/db" > [couchdb] view_index_dir="/webserver/couchdb/db" > [httpd] bind_address="*" > [log] file="/webserver/logs/couchdb/couch.log" > [log] level="debug" > {"init terminating in > do_boot",{{badmatch,{error,{bad_return,{{couch_app,start,[normal,["/tools/couchdb/1.2.0/Linux_x86_64/etc/couchdb/default.ini","/tools/couchdb/1.2.0/Linux_x86_64/etc/couchdb/local.ini"]]},{'EXIT',{{badmatch,{error,shutdown}},[{couch_server_sup,start_server,1},{application_master,start_it_old,4}]}}}}}},[{couch,start,0},{init,start_it,1},{init,start_em,1}]}} > > Crash dump was written to: erl_crash.dump > init terminating in do_boot () > > All the other debug outputs are the same as the values found in > default.ini, so it appears that my local.ini is being seen and parsed. Can > anybody explain what they cryptic error might mean? :) Thanks! > > *Doug Shea* > Lead Engineer > *[email protected]* <[email protected]> > *www.nokia.com* <http://www.nokia.com/> > > > * ________________________________ * > The information contained in this communication may be CONFIDENTIAL and is > intended only for the use of the recipient(s) named above. If you are not > the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, > distribution, or copying of this communication, or any of its contents, is > strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, > please notify the sender and delete/destroy the original message and any > copy of it from your computer or paper files. >
