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Why does MongoDB not start after changing path?
This is a permission issue. when we change path of data directory or log file then we have to give permissions to the new directory. Then it runs fine. If any problem occurred like this firstly check the log file “mongod.log”. Highly active question. Earn 10 reputation (not counting the association bonus) in order to answer this question.
How to change the data store directory in MongoDB?
Just type this in bin directory of mongodb. In case you want to move existing data too, then just copy all the folders from existing data\\db directory to new directory before you execute the command. And also stop existing mongodb services which are running.
How to change the name of the MongoDB script?
Mis-named .conf file – The mongodb script (which I moved to /etc/init.d/mongodb ), line 57 CONF=/etc/mongod.conf when my actual file was /etc/mongodb.conf. Changing line 57 corrected it. Also, I could have changed the script name just the same. mongod.lock file – The last time mongod stopped it didn’t get a chance to close the database.
Where do I put the MongoDB configuration file?
Depending on your distribution and MongoDB installation, you can also configure the mongod.conf file to do this automatically: The official 10gen Linux packages ( Ubuntu/Debian or CentOS/Fedora) ship with a basic configuration file which is placed in /etc/mongodb.conf, and the MongoDB service reads this when it starts up.
Are there any problems with the mongod service?
It will work! Problems here was that you gave command sudo mongod –dbpath /home/user/mongodb/data/ what created ROOT ownded files to that /home/user/mongodb/data/ directory and your “normal” mongodb user don’t have right to overwrite those.
Is it possible to start mongod as root?
Problems here was that you gave command sudo mongod –dbpath /home/user/mongodb/data/ what created ROOT ownded files to that /home/user/mongodb/data/ directory and your “normal” mongodb user don’t have right to overwrite those. So, NEVER start your mongod as root OR if you do so, remember reset ownership of those data files back to mongodb.
What’s the command to start MongoDB in Ubuntu?
This had me panicking for a good 15 minutes because it also prevents you from reading the mongod.log when starting the process, so difficult to troubleshoot. Recall that according to official MongoDB documentation, the right command to start the service is (@Ubuntu): sudo service mongod start (06/2018) (no mongodb or mongo ).