[COUCHDB-11] CouchDB should handle errors when opening port gracefully

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Naomi Slater
• Created: 08/Mar/08 23:50
• Updated: 02/Sep/18 06:26
• Resolved: 02/Sep/18 06:26

Description

ATM CouchDB crashes loud and hard when it tries to open a port that is not
available. There should be some error handling code in place that produces
a nice message like so:

"Could not open port %d: %s" % (port_number, message)

Obviously, the above is written in Python - but you get the idea.

Issue Links

• is related to: COUCHDB-153 Erlang should warn about log/data file permissions