'Failed to unlink socket file" error in MongoDB 3.0

Question

I am new to MongoDB. I am trying to install MongoDb 3.0 on Ubuntu 13.0 LTS, which is a VM on Windows 7 Host. I have installed MongoDB successfully (packages etc.), but when

Answer 1

This issue occurs when you use the command

mongod

Before using the command

sudo service mongod start

To fix the issue, either:

Set appropriate permissions on the file:

/tmp/mongodb-27017.sock

OR

Remove the file

/tmp/mongodb-27017.sock

Run

sudo service mongod start && mongod