chown illegal group name (mac os x)
chown, macos, terminal, unix
Solution
`illegal group name` actually means that the group you're specifying (the `couchdb` after the colon -- the first `couchdb` is the user) doesn't exist. You need to either create the group, stop specifying a group, or specify a group that exists.
Problem
I'm trying to run the following command in Terminal: ``` chown -R couchdb:couchdb /usr/local/var/log/couchdb ``` However, I keep getting this message: ``` chown: couchdb: illegal group name ``` I am using mac osx (mountain lion) and I have command line tools installed. I really don't know very much about unix, but I've been googling the illegal group name error and haven't turned up anything that would help. What am I overlooking? Any additional resources you think might be helpful also appreciated.