[chef] Chef + Couchdb authentication

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I've installed chef , which uses couchdb. It worked fine until i've secured
couchdb by creating an admin user in couchdb giving and setting
require_valid_user = true in default.ini as written here:
http://guide.couchdb.org/draft/security.html

Now i get a 401 Network error: Connection refused, most probably because of 
the
newly created user.

Any idea where i can set the new admin username /password for chef to access
the couchdb?