$ ./sbin/ejabberdctl status
mkdir: cannot create directory `/opt/ejabberd-2.0.x/var/lib/ejabberd/db': Permission denied
{error_logger,{{2009,10,27},{21,31,48}},std_error,"File operation error: eacces. Target: /opt/ejabberd-2.0.x/etc/ejabberd/inetrc. Function: get_file. Process: kernel_sup."}
{error_logger,{{2009,10,27},{21,31,48}},"inet_config: file ~s not found~n",["/opt/ejabberd-2.0.x/etc/ejabberd/inetrc"]}
{error_logger,{{2009,10,27},{21,31,48}},"Error when reading /opt/ejabberd-2.0.x/var/lib/ejabberd/.erlang.cookie: eacces",[]}
{error_logger,{{2009,10,27},{21,31,48}},crash_report,[[{pid,<0.20.0>},{registered_name,auth},{error_info,{exit,{"Error when reading /opt/ejabberd-2.0.x/var/lib/ejabberd/.erlang.cookie: eacces",[{auth,init_cookie,0},{auth,init,1},{gen_server,init_it,6},{proc_lib,init_p,5}]},[{gen_server,init_it,6},{proc_lib,init_p,5}]}},{initial_call,{gen,init_it,[gen_server,<0.18.0>,<0.18.0>,{local,auth},auth,[],[]]}},{ancestors,[net_sup,kernel_sup,<0.8.0>]},{messages,[]},{links,[<0.18.0>]},{dictionary,[]},{trap_exit,true},{status,running},{heap_size,1597},{stack_size,23},{reductions,726}],[]]}
{error_logger,{{2009,10,27},{21,31,48}},supervisor_report,[{supervisor,{local,net_sup}},{errorContext,start_error},{reason,{"Error when reading /opt/ejabberd-2.0.x/var/lib/ejabberd/.erlang.cookie: eacces",[{auth,init_cookie,0},{auth,init,1},{gen_server,init_it,6},{proc_lib,init_p,5}]}},{offender,[{pid,undefined},{name,auth},{mfa,{auth,start_link,[]}},{restart_type,permanent},{shutdown,2000},{child_type,worker}]}]}
{error_logger,{{2009,10,27},{21,31,48}},supervisor_report,[{supervisor,{local,kernel_sup}},{errorContext,start_error},{reason,shutdown},{offender,[{pid,undefined},{name,net_sup},{mfa,{erl_distribution,start_link,[]}},{restart_type,permanent},{shutdown,infinity},{child_type,supervisor}]}]}
{error_logger,{{2009,10,27},{21,31,48}},crash_report,[[{pid,<0.7.0>},{registered_name,[]},{error_info,{exit,{shutdown,{kernel,start,[normal,[]]}},[{application_master,init,4},{proc_lib,init_p,5}]}},{initial_call,{application_master,init,[<0.5.0>,<0.6.0>,{appl_data,kernel,[application_controller,erl_reply,auth,boot_server,code_server,disk_log_server,disk_log_sup,erl_prim_loader,error_logger,file_server_2,fixtable_server,global_group,global_name_server,heart,init,kernel_config,kernel_sup,net_kernel,net_sup,rex,user,os_server,ddll_server,erl_epmd,inet_db,pg2],undefined,{kernel,[]},[application,application_controller,application_master,application_starter,auth,code,code_aux,packages,code_server,dist_util,erl_boot_server,erl_distribution,erl_prim_loader,erl_reply,erlang,error_handler,error_logger,file,file_server,file_io_server,prim_file,global,global_group,global_search,group,heart,hipe_unified_loader,inet6_tcp,inet6_tcp_dist,inet6_udp,inet_config,inet_hosts,inet_gethost_native,inet_tcp_dist,init,kernel,kernel_config,net,net_adm,net_kernel,os,ram_file,rpc,user,user_drv,user_sup,disk_log,disk_log_1,disk_log_server,disk_log_sup,dist_ac,erl_ddll,erl_epmd,erts_debug,gen_tcp,gen_udp,gen_sctp,prim_inet,inet,inet_db,inet_dns,inet_parse,inet_res,inet_tcp,inet_udp,inet_sctp,pg2,seq_trace,wrap_log_reader,zlib,otp_ring0],[],infinity,infinity},normal]}},{ancestors,[<0.6.0>]},{messages,[{'EXIT',<0.8.0>,normal}]},{links,[<0.6.0>,<0.5.0>]},{dictionary,[]},{trap_exit,true},{status,running},{heap_size,610},{stack_size,23},{reductions,127}],[]]}
{error_logger,{{2009,10,27},{21,31,48}},std_info,[{application,kernel},{exited,{shutdown,{kernel,start,[normal,[]]}}},{type,permanent}]}
{"Kernel pid terminated",application_controller,"{application_start_failure,kernel,{shutdown,{kernel,start,[normal,[]]}}}"}
Kernel pid terminated (application_controller) ({application_start_failure,kernel,{shutdown,{kernel,start,[normal,[]]}}})

Commands to start an ejabberd node:
  start  Start an ejabberd node in server mode
  debug  Attach an interactive Erlang shell to a running ejabberd node
  live   Start an ejabberd node in live (interactive) mode

Optional parameters when starting an ejabberd node:
  --config file      Config file of ejabberd:    /opt/ejabberd-2.0.x/etc/ejabberd/ejabberd.cfg
  --ctl-config file  Config file of ejabberdctl: /opt/ejabberd-2.0.x/etc/ejabberd/ejabberdctl.cfg
  --logs dir         Directory for logs:         /opt/ejabberd-2.0.x/var/log/ejabberd/
  --spool dir        Database spool dir:         /opt/ejabberd-2.0.x/var/lib/ejabberd/db/ejabberd
  --node nodename    ejabberd node name:         ejabberd@localhost