example commands

csullivan-emr@domU-12-31-39-09-9C-C9:/etc/init$ sudo /etc/init.d/couchdb stop
 * Stopping database server couchdb                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   [ OK ] 
csullivan-emr@domU-12-31-39-09-9C-C9:/etc/init$ ps auxww | grep -i couchdb
couchdb   8659  0.0  0.0   1856   612 ?        S    16:48   0:00 /bin/sh -e /usr/bin/couchdb -a \"/etc/couchdb/default.ini\" -a \"/etc/couchdb/local.ini\" -b -r 5 -p /var/run/couchdb/couchdb.pid -o /dev/null -e /dev/null -R
couchdb   8698  0.0  0.0   1856   372 ?        S    16:48   0:00 /bin/sh -e /usr/bin/couchdb -a \"/etc/couchdb/default.ini\" -a \"/etc/couchdb/local.ini\" -b -r 5 -p /var/run/couchdb/couchdb.pid -o /dev/null -e /dev/null -R
couchdb   8699  0.3  0.4  33040  7928 ?        S    16:48   0:00 /usr/lib/erlang/erts-5.7.4/bin/beam -Bd -K true -- -root /usr/lib/erlang -progname erl -- -home /var/lib/couchdb -- -noshell -noinput -smp auto -sasl errlog_type error -pa /usr/lib/couchdb/erlang/lib/couch-0.10.0/ebin /usr/lib/couchdb/erlang/lib/mochiweb-r97/ebin /usr/lib/couchdb/erlang/lib/ibrowse-1.5.2/ebin /usr/lib/couchdb/erlang/lib/erlang-oauth/ebin -eval application:load(ibrowse) -eval application:load(oauth) -eval application:load(crypto) -eval application:load(couch) -eval crypto:start() -eval ssl:start() -eval ibrowse:start() -eval couch_server:start([ "/etc/couchdb/default.ini", "/etc/couchdb/local.ini", "/etc/couchdb/default.ini", "/etc/couchdb/local.ini"]), receive done -> done end. -pidfile /var/run/couchdb/couchdb.pid -heart
couchdb   8703  0.0  0.0   1644   456 ?        Ss   16:48   0:00 heart -pid 8699 -ht 11
2001      8907  0.0  0.0   3348   856 pts/0    S+   16:49   0:00 grep -i couchdb
csullivan-emr@domU-12-31-39-09-9C-C9:/etc/init$ sudo -i
root@domU-12-31-39-09-9C-C9:~# /etc/init.d/couchdb stop
 * Stopping database server couchdb                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          cd: 88: can't cd to /root
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      [ OK ]
root@domU-12-31-39-09-9C-C9:~# ps auxww | grep -i couch
couchdb   8659  0.0  0.0   1856   612 ?        S    16:48   0:00 /bin/sh -e /usr/bin/couchdb -a \"/etc/couchdb/default.ini\" -a \"/etc/couchdb/local.ini\" -b -r 5 -p /var/run/couchdb/couchdb.pid -o /dev/null -e /dev/null -R
couchdb   8698  0.0  0.0   1856   372 ?        S    16:48   0:00 /bin/sh -e /usr/bin/couchdb -a \"/etc/couchdb/default.ini\" -a \"/etc/couchdb/local.ini\" -b -r 5 -p /var/run/couchdb/couchdb.pid -o /dev/null -e /dev/null -R
couchdb   8699  0.3  0.4  33040  7928 ?        S    16:48   0:00 /usr/lib/erlang/erts-5.7.4/bin/beam -Bd -K true -- -root /usr/lib/erlang -progname erl -- -home /var/lib/couchdb -- -noshell -noinput -smp auto -sasl errlog_type error -pa /usr/lib/couchdb/erlang/lib/couch-0.10.0/ebin /usr/lib/couchdb/erlang/lib/mochiweb-r97/ebin /usr/lib/couchdb/erlang/lib/ibrowse-1.5.2/ebin /usr/lib/couchdb/erlang/lib/erlang-oauth/ebin -eval application:load(ibrowse) -eval application:load(oauth) -eval application:load(crypto) -eval application:load(couch) -eval crypto:start() -eval ssl:start() -eval ibrowse:start() -eval couch_server:start([ "/etc/couchdb/default.ini", "/etc/couchdb/local.ini", "/etc/couchdb/default.ini", "/etc/couchdb/local.ini"]), receive done -> done end. -pidfile /var/run/couchdb/couchdb.pid -heart
couchdb   8703  0.0  0.0   1644   456 ?        Ss   16:48   0:00 heart -pid 8699 -ht 11
root      8968  0.0  0.0   3348   864 pts/0    S+   16:49   0:00 grep --color=auto -i couch
root@domU-12-31-39-09-9C-C9:~# service couchdb stop
 * Stopping database server couchdb                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   [ OK ] 
root@domU-12-31-39-09-9C-C9:~# ps auxww | grep -i couch
couchdb   8659  0.0  0.0   1856   612 ?        S    16:48   0:00 /bin/sh -e /usr/bin/couchdb -a \"/etc/couchdb/default.ini\" -a \"/etc/couchdb/local.ini\" -b -r 5 -p /var/run/couchdb/couchdb.pid -o /dev/null -e /dev/null -R
couchdb   8698  0.0  0.0   1856   372 ?        S    16:48   0:00 /bin/sh -e /usr/bin/couchdb -a \"/etc/couchdb/default.ini\" -a \"/etc/couchdb/local.ini\" -b -r 5 -p /var/run/couchdb/couchdb.pid -o /dev/null -e /dev/null -R
couchdb   8699  0.2  0.4  33040  7928 ?        S    16:48   0:00 /usr/lib/erlang/erts-5.7.4/bin/beam -Bd -K true -- -root /usr/lib/erlang -progname erl -- -home /var/lib/couchdb -- -noshell -noinput -smp auto -sasl errlog_type error -pa /usr/lib/couchdb/erlang/lib/couch-0.10.0/ebin /usr/lib/couchdb/erlang/lib/mochiweb-r97/ebin /usr/lib/couchdb/erlang/lib/ibrowse-1.5.2/ebin /usr/lib/couchdb/erlang/lib/erlang-oauth/ebin -eval application:load(ibrowse) -eval application:load(oauth) -eval application:load(crypto) -eval application:load(couch) -eval crypto:start() -eval ssl:start() -eval ibrowse:start() -eval couch_server:start([ "/etc/couchdb/default.ini", "/etc/couchdb/local.ini", "/etc/couchdb/default.ini", "/etc/couchdb/local.ini"]), receive done -> done end. -pidfile /var/run/couchdb/couchdb.pid -heart
couchdb   8703  0.0  0.0   1644   456 ?        Ss   16:48   0:00 heart -pid 8699 -ht 11
root      9020  0.0  0.0   3348   860 pts/0    S+   16:50   0:00 grep --color=auto -i couch