Thanks for the quick reply, Robert! That was one of my two problems; the other was that it needed a local path for the ' uri_file' parameter. I'm up and running now!
Doug Shea Lead Engineer [email protected] www.nokia.com -----Original Message----- From: ext Robert Newson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 10:59 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Start-up error "*" 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,["/to > ols/couchdb/1.2.0/Linux_x86_64/etc/couchdb/default.ini","/tools/couchd > b/1.2.0/Linux_x86_64/etc/couchdb/local.ini"]]},{'EXIT',{{badmatch,{err > or,shutdown}},[{couch_server_sup,start_server,1},{application_master,s > tart_it_old,4}]}}}}}},[{couch,start,0},{init,start_it,1},{init,start_e > m,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. > 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.
