Comment 2 for bug 724639

Got another interesting result:

gunter@book:~/dwhelper$ dbus-send --session --dest=org.desktopcouch.CouchDB --print-reply --type=method_call / org.desktopcouch.CouchDB.getPort
Error org.freedesktop.DBus.Python.RuntimeError: Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/dbus/service.py", line 702, in _message_cb
    retval = candidate_method(self, *args, **keywords)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/desktopcouch/application/platform/linux/ipc.py", line 50, in getPort
    port = int(direct_access_find_port(ctx=self.ctx))
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/desktopcouch/application/platform/linux/__init__.py", line 172, in direct_access_find_port
    return direct_access_find_port(pid, ctx, retries_left - 1)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/desktopcouch/application/platform/linux/__init__.py", line 172, in direct_access_find_port
    return direct_access_find_port(pid, ctx, retries_left - 1)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/desktopcouch/application/platform/linux/__init__.py", line 172, in direct_access_find_port
    return direct_access_find_port(pid, ctx, retries_left - 1)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/desktopcouch/application/platform/linux/__init__.py", line 173, in direct_access_find_port
    raise RuntimeError("Unable to find listening port")
RuntimeError: Unable to find listening port