diff -Nur couchdb-1.0.2.orig//etc/init/couchdb.tpl.in couchdb-1.0.2/etc/init/couchdb.tpl.in
--- couchdb-1.0.2.orig//etc/init/couchdb.tpl.in	2010-03-13 13:58:07.000000000 +0100
+++ couchdb-1.0.2/etc/init/couchdb.tpl.in	2011-06-05 05:37:19.056697586 +0200
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
                 log_end_msg $SCRIPT_ERROR
             fi
             ;;
-        restart)
+        restart|force-reload)
             log_daemon_msg "Restarting $DESCRIPTION" $NAME
             if stop_couchdb; then
                 if start_couchdb; then
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
             ;;
         *)
             cat << EOF >&2
-Usage: $SCRIPT_NAME {start|stop|restart|status}
+Usage: $SCRIPT_NAME {start|stop|restart|force-reload|status}
 EOF
             exit $SCRIPT_ERROR
             ;;