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[jira] [Updated] (COUCHDB-2575) LaunchDaemons
org.apache.couchdb.plist results in error erlexec: HOME must be set
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COUCHDB-2575?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ]
cesine updated COUCHDB-2575:
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Description:
Environment:
* SSHed remotely into a Yosemite OSX machine,
* installed couchdb 1.6.1 from brew
Goal
* [follow the couchdb instructions | http://docs.couchdb.org/en/latest/install/mac.html] to start the daemon on boot
The [current brew formula | https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/commit/75bdc45396e9735257ca5086b8e93bc14a71846e#diff-36398e80f278468f8fd1c1a49fa51325L49] deletes the original plist. So, lets try to reconstruct the plist that we are supposed to copy.
* [couchdb repo | https://github.com/apache/couchdb/blob/1.6.x/etc/launchd/org.apache.couchdb.plist.tpl.in]
* googling results in only very old versions [2009 | https://github.com/cloudant/couch/blob/master/etc/launchd/org.apache.couchdb.plist.tpl.in]
* and [2010 | http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/590/launchdaemon-not-recognised]
/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.couchdb.plist
{code:xml}
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>Label</key>
<string>org.apache.couchdb</string>
<key>EnvironmentVariables</key>
<dict>
<key>HOME</key>
<string>/usr/local/var/lib/couchdb</string>
</dict>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/usr/local/bin/couchdb</string>
</array>
<key>UserName</key>
<string>couchdb</string>
<key>StandardOutPath</key>
<string>/usr/local/var/log/couchdb/couchdb_launchd_out.log</string>
<key>StandardErrorPath</key>
<string>/usr/local/var/log/couchdb/couchdb_launchd_error.log</string>
<key>RunAtLoad</key>
<true/>
<key>KeepAlive</key>
<true/>
</dict>
</plist>
{code}
{code}
# couchdb user and group are created:
$ dscacheutil -q group | grep couchdb
name: couchdb
users: couchdb cesine
users: root couchdb
# couchdb's home is set to /usr/local/var/lib/couchdb
$ sudo su couchdb
$ cd
$ pwd
/usr/local/var/lib/couchdb
$ exit
# start the plist:
$ sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.couchdb.plist
$ sudo launchctl start org.apache.couchdb.plist
$ cat /usr/local/var/log/couchdb/couchdb_launchd_error.log
erlexec: HOME must be set
...
# repeated 320+ times
{code}
was:
Environment:
* SSHed remotely into a Yosemite OSX machine,
* installed couchdb 1.6.1 from brew
Goal
* [follow the couchdb instructions | http://docs.couchdb.org/en/latest/install/mac.html] to start the daemon on boot
The [current brew formula | https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/commit/75bdc45396e9735257ca5086b8e93bc14a71846e#diff-36398e80f278468f8fd1c1a49fa51325L49] deletes the original plist. So, lets try to reconstruct the plist that we are supposed to copy.
* [couchdb repo | https://github.com/apache/couchdb/blob/1.6.x/etc/launchd/org.apache.couchdb.plist.tpl.in]
* googling results in only very old versions [2009 | https://github.com/cloudant/couch/blob/master/etc/launchd/org.apache.couchdb.plist.tpl.in]
* and [2010 | http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/590/launchdaemon-not-recognised]
/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.couchdb.plist
{code:xml}
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>Label</key>
<string>org.apache.couchdb</string>
<key>EnvironmentVariables</key>
<dict>
<key>HOME</key>
<string>/usr/local/var/lib/couchdb</string>
</dict>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/usr/local/bin/couchdb</string>
</array>
<key>UserName</key>
<string>couchdb</string>
<key>StandardOutPath</key>
<string>/usr/local/var/log/couchdb/couchdb_launchd_out.log</string>
<key>StandardErrorPath</key>
<string>/usr/local/var/log/couchdb/couchdb_launchd_error.log</string>
<key>RunAtLoad</key>
<true/>
<key>KeepAlive</key>
<true/>
</dict>
</plist>
{code}
{code:bash}
# couchdb user and group are created:
$ dscacheutil -q group | grep couchdb
name: couchdb
users: couchdb cesine
users: root couchdb
# couchdb's home is set to /usr/local/var/lib/couchdb
$ sudo su couchdb
$ cd
$ pwd
/usr/local/var/lib/couchdb
$ exit
# start the plist:
$ sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.couchdb.plist
$ sudo launchctl start org.apache.couchdb.plist
$ cat /usr/local/var/log/couchdb/couchdb_launchd_error.log
erlexec: HOME must be set
...
# repeated 320+ times
{code}
> LaunchDaemons org.apache.couchdb.plist results in error erlexec: HOME must be set
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Key: COUCHDB-2575
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COUCHDB-2575
> Project: CouchDB
> Issue Type: Question
> Security Level: public(Regular issues)
> Reporter: cesine
>
> Environment:
> * SSHed remotely into a Yosemite OSX machine,
> * installed couchdb 1.6.1 from brew
> Goal
> * [follow the couchdb instructions | http://docs.couchdb.org/en/latest/install/mac.html] to start the daemon on boot
> The [current brew formula | https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/commit/75bdc45396e9735257ca5086b8e93bc14a71846e#diff-36398e80f278468f8fd1c1a49fa51325L49] deletes the original plist. So, lets try to reconstruct the plist that we are supposed to copy.
> * [couchdb repo | https://github.com/apache/couchdb/blob/1.6.x/etc/launchd/org.apache.couchdb.plist.tpl.in]
> * googling results in only very old versions [2009 | https://github.com/cloudant/couch/blob/master/etc/launchd/org.apache.couchdb.plist.tpl.in]
> * and [2010 | http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/590/launchdaemon-not-recognised]
> /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.couchdb.plist
> {code:xml}
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
> <plist version="1.0">
> <dict>
> <key>Label</key>
> <string>org.apache.couchdb</string>
> <key>EnvironmentVariables</key>
> <dict>
> <key>HOME</key>
> <string>/usr/local/var/lib/couchdb</string>
> </dict>
> <key>ProgramArguments</key>
> <array>
> <string>/usr/local/bin/couchdb</string>
> </array>
> <key>UserName</key>
> <string>couchdb</string>
> <key>StandardOutPath</key>
> <string>/usr/local/var/log/couchdb/couchdb_launchd_out.log</string>
> <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
> <string>/usr/local/var/log/couchdb/couchdb_launchd_error.log</string>
> <key>RunAtLoad</key>
> <true/>
> <key>KeepAlive</key>
> <true/>
> </dict>
> </plist>
> {code}
> {code}
> # couchdb user and group are created:
> $ dscacheutil -q group | grep couchdb
> name: couchdb
> users: couchdb cesine
> users: root couchdb
> # couchdb's home is set to /usr/local/var/lib/couchdb
> $ sudo su couchdb
> $ cd
> $ pwd
> /usr/local/var/lib/couchdb
> $ exit
> # start the plist:
> $ sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.couchdb.plist
> $ sudo launchctl start org.apache.couchdb.plist
> $ cat /usr/local/var/log/couchdb/couchdb_launchd_error.log
> erlexec: HOME must be set
> ...
> # repeated 320+ times
> {code}
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