Looks like a documentation bug. Remove the --no-create-home flag (after a deluser to delete the user) and try again. We previously installed CouchDB into /var/lib/couchdb but the new guideline is to run it from /home/couchdb.
-Joan ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Karl Helmer" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, October 6, 2016 10:30:39 AM > Subject: Couchdb 2.0 installation and couchdb user creation > > HI, > > I'm installing CouchDB 2.0 on a linux machine running Lubuntu > 14.04. > The install went fine except for errors that seem to be related to > the > creation of the couchdb user. The installation instructions > recommend: > > adduser --system \ > --no-create-home \ > --shell /bin/bash \ > --group --gecos \ > "CouchDB Administrator" couchdb > > but then say to copy the /rel/couchdb directory into /home/couchdb - > but > there isn't one since in the above adduser command the flag > --no-create-home was used. Right now the home directory for my > couchdb > user was assigned to /var/lib/couchdb if I look into /etc/passwd. > > What am I missing? > > thanks, > Karl > > > -- > Karl Helmer, PhD > Athinoula A Martinos Center > for Biomedical Imaging > Massachusetts General Hospital > 149 - 13th St Room 2301 > Charlestown, MA 02129 > (p) 617.726.8636 > (f) 617.726.7422 > [email protected] > > > > > > The information in this e-mail is intended only for the person to > whom it is > addressed. If you believe this e-mail was sent to you in error and > the e-mail > contains patient information, please contact the Partners Compliance > HelpLine at > http://www.partners.org/complianceline . If the e-mail was sent to > you in error > but does not contain patient information, please contact the sender > and properly > dispose of the e-mail. > >
