Forgot Username / Pwd to CouchDB

Question

Does anyone know how can I reset the username and password for CouchDB ?

Answer 1

This worked for me: while couchdb is stopped,

1. clear the [admin] section in your */etc/couchdb/local.ini
2. delete the _users.couch database (located in */var/lib/couchdb/)

This will reset the user database to factory defaults (admin party!) and wipe all of couchdb's user accounts. There might be a more subtle way