[COUCHDB-1135] error on attempting to read from database

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Cannot Reproduce
• Affects Version/s: 1.0.2
• Component/s: Database Core

Environment

OS - Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.5

• Skill Level: Dont Know
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Gilbert Agum
• Created: 21/Apr/11 09:04
• Updated: 29/Oct/11 18:13
• Resolved: 29/Oct/11 18:13

Description

Couchdb errors on attempting to read from a database

i.e. the response to curl requests that attempt to read the namespace is

{"error":"kill","reason":"{gen_server,call,\n [couch_server,\n {open,<<\"test_005\">>,\n [{user_ctx,\n {user_ctx,null,\n [<<\"_admin\">>],\n <<\"

{couch_httpd_auth, default_authentication_handler}

\">>}}]},\n infinity]}"}

and in the log file

[Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:04:45 GMT] [error] [<0.125.0>] ** Generic server <0.125.0> terminating

• • Last message in was {pread_iolist,6769922532}
  • When Server state == {file,{file_descriptor,prim_file,{#Port<0.2074>,13}},
    0,6770856039}
  • Reason for termination ==
  • {{badmatch,{ok,<<13,97,115,115,101,116,95,99,97,99,104,101,95,51,104,2,
    110,4,0,226,121,136,12,104,2,97,2,97,0,104,2,109,0,0,0,
    13,97,115,115,101,116,95,99,97,99,104,101,95,56,104,2,98,
    ...

The .couch file is 6Gb on a ext3 filesystem. Attempting to find the steps to recreate.