[COUCHDB-1795] 1.3.x version startup script /bin/couchdb is not clearing pid file on stop

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Blocker
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 1.6.0
• Component/s: Infrastructure
• Assignee: Jan Lehnardt
• Reporter: dileep
• Created: 14/May/13 16:58
• Updated: 14/Jul/14 19:25
• Resolved: 29/May/14 22:34

Description

Taken changes from 1.2.1 to stop the service.

/bin/couchdb runs in a loop & checks if pid file not empty it assumes couchdb might have crashed and restarts couch. Latest start script is not clearing pid file.. so it keeps on starting couch server even after running couchdb -d

Issue Links

• is duplicated by: COUCHDB-1773 Can not stop the CouchDB service