Resolved couchdb change that users could not consult their profile and therefore login to dato.

conf/couch.ini

@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@ credentials = true
 headers	= accept, authorization, content-type, origin, referer
 methods	= GET, PUT, POST, HEAD, DELETE
 origins = https://__DOMAIN__
+
+[couchdb]
+users_db_security_editable = true

scripts/_common.sh

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #=================================================
 
 # dependencies used by the app
-pkg_dependencies="curl"
+pkg_dependencies="curl jq"
 
 # nodejs version
 nodejs_version=12

scripts/install

@@ -174,20 +174,34 @@ if [[ $autosynchronize == true ]]; then
 	couch_pw_url=$(echo "$couch_url" | sed -En "s+^https?://+https://$couch_admin_name:$couch_admin_password@+p")
 
 	# add admin user to couch users database
-	curlResult=$(curl -X PUT "$couch_pw_url/_users/org.couchdb.user:$couch_datoadmin_name" \
+	addDatoAdmin_curlResult=$(curl -X PUT "$couch_pw_url/_users/org.couchdb.user:$couch_datoadmin_name" \
      -H "Accept: application/json" \
      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
      -d "{\"name\": \"$couch_datoadmin_name\", \"password\": \"$couch_datoadmin_password\", \"roles\": [\"dato-admin\"], \"type\": \"user\"}" 2> /dev/null)
 
 	# display error message if there was an error creating dato admin user in couch
-	if [[ $curlResult != '{"ok":true,'* ]]; then
+	if [[ $addDatoAdmin_curlResult != '{"ok":true,'* ]]; then
 		ynh_print_err --message="There was an error creating the dato admin user for in couch. You will probably have to do it manually (check the last section of this page for instructions: https://squeak.eauchat.org/apps/dato/?setups)."
 		ynh_print_err --message="Here is the error message from couchdb:"
-		ynh_print_err --message="$curlResult"
+		ynh_print_err --message="$addDatoAdmin_curlResult"
 		ynh_print_err --message="Please make sure that your couchdb instance is accessible from the url you provided, with a proper SSL certificate (not a self-signed one), otherwise you will not be able to login to dato!"
-		ynh_print_err --message="$curlResult"
 	fi
 
+		# modify _users db _security document
+		usersSecDoc=$(curl -X GET "$couch_pw_url/_users/_security")
+		usersSecDocModified=$(echo $usersSecDoc | jq '.members.roles += ["dato", "dato-admin"]')
+		usersSecDocChange_curlResult=$(curl -X PUT "$couch_pw_url/_users/_security" \
+	     -H "Accept: application/json" \
+	     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+	     -d "$usersSecDocModified" 2> /dev/null)
+
+		 # display error message if there was an error modifying _users db _security document
+	 	if [[ $usersSecDocChange_curlResult != '{"ok":true,'* ]]; then
+	 		ynh_print_err --message="There was an error enabling dato users to access their user profile in couch. You will have to do it manually (check the 'Configure couchdb so that it accepts requests from dato' section in the following page for instructions: https://squeak.eauchat.org/apps/dato/?setups)."
+	 		ynh_print_err --message="Here is the error message from couchdb:"
+	 		ynh_print_err --message="$usersSecDocChange_curlResult"
+	 	fi
+
 fi
 
 #=================================================