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[Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:20:03 -0700] DEBUG: Processing service[couchdb]
[Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:20:03 -0700] DEBUG: service[couchdb] using Chef::Provider::Service::Debian
[Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:20:03 -0700] DEBUG: service[couchdb] supports status, running
[Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:20:03 -0700] DEBUG: Executing /etc/init.d/couchdb status
[Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:20:03 -0700] DEBUG: ---- Begin output of /etc/init.d/couchdb status ----
[Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:20:03 -0700] DEBUG: STDOUT: 
[Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:20:03 -0700] DEBUG: STDERR: Apache CouchDB is not running.
[Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:20:03 -0700] DEBUG: ---- End output of /etc/init.d/couchdb status ----
[Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:20:03 -0700] DEBUG: service[couchdb]: not enabling, already enabled
[Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:20:03 -0700] DEBUG: Processing directory[/var/lib/couchdb]
[Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:20:03 -0700] DEBUG: directory[/var/lib/couchdb] using Chef::Provider::Directory
[Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:20:03 -0700] DEBUG: Processing service[couchdb]
[Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:20:03 -0700] DEBUG: service[couchdb] using Chef::Provider::Service::Debian
[Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:20:03 -0700] DEBUG: service[couchdb] supports status, running
[Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:20:03 -0700] DEBUG: Executing /etc/init.d/couchdb status
[Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:20:04 -0700] DEBUG: ---- Begin output of /etc/init.d/couchdb status ----
[Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:20:04 -0700] DEBUG: STDOUT: 
[Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:20:04 -0700] DEBUG: STDERR: Apache CouchDB is not running.
[Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:20:04 -0700] DEBUG: ---- End output of /etc/init.d/couchdb status ----
[Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:20:04 -0700] DEBUG: service[couchdb]: not enabling, already enabled
[Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:20:04 -0700] DEBUG: service[couchdb] using Chef::Provider::Service::Debian
[Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:20:04 -0700] DEBUG: service[couchdb] supports status, running
[Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:20:04 -0700] DEBUG: Executing /etc/init.d/couchdb status
[Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:20:04 -0700] DEBUG: ---- Begin output of /etc/init.d/couchdb status ----
[Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:20:04 -0700] DEBUG: STDOUT: 
[Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:20:04 -0700] DEBUG: STDERR: Apache CouchDB is not running.
[Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:20:04 -0700] DEBUG: ---- End output of /etc/init.d/couchdb status ----
[Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:20:04 -0700] DEBUG: service[couchdb]: attempting to start
[Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:20:04 -0700] DEBUG: Executing /etc/init.d/couchdb start
^ Hangs here...

However the service is actually started...
garret@chefserver:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/couchdb stop
 * Stopping database server couchdb                        [ OK ] 
garret@chefserver:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/couchdb start
 * Starting database server couchdb                        [ OK ]