1. Running under normal user: [rpmaker@fab fedpkg]$ couchdb Apache CouchDB 1.3.1 (LogLevel=info) is starting. Error opening log file /var/log/couchdb/couch.log: permission denied{"init terminating in do_boot",{{badmatch,{error,{bad_return,{{couch_app,start,[normal,["/etc/couchdb/default.ini","/etc/couchdb/local.ini"]]},{'EXIT',{{badmatch,{error,{shutdown,{failed_to_start_child,couch_primary_services,{shutdown,{failed_to_start_child,couch_log,{error,"permission denied","/var/log/couchdb/couch.log"}}}}}}},[{couch_server_sup,start_server,1,[{file,"couch_server_sup.erl"},{line,98}]},{application_master,start_it_old,4,[{file,"application_master.erl"},{line,269}]}]}}}}}},[{couch,start,0,[{file,"couch.erl"},{line,18}]},{init,start_it,1,[]},{init,start_em,1,[]}]}} 2. Running under root: [root@fab fedpkg]# couchdb Apache CouchDB 1.3.1 (LogLevel=info) is starting. Apache CouchDB has started. Time to relax. [info] [<0.31.0>] Apache CouchDB has started on http://127.0.0.1:5984/ I don't know why this happened, but I think there might have some dirs/files are operated by incorrect permissions setting.
Confirmed. I suppose that if couchdb runs under different user it should respect "XDG Base Directory Specification" instead of using hardcoded variables. I'll try to fix that in the next build.
I believe /bin/couchdb options lets you override the config, log and pid paths with command line switches. Is this insufficient? /bin/couchdb is from upstream, this isn't a Fedora-specific thing.
This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora 22 development cycle. Changing version to '22'. More information and reason for this action is here: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_Program_Management/HouseKeeping/Fedora22
This package has changed maintainer in the Fedora. Reassigning to the new maintainer of this component.
This package has changed maintainer in Fedora. Reassigning to the new maintainer of this component.
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