Unable to create/open lock file: /data/mongod.lock errno:13 Permission denied

Question

How to I get mongo to use a mounted drive on ec2? I really do not understand. I attached a volume on ec2 formatted the drive as root and start as root and yet as root I ca

Answer 1

You just have to give access to your /data/db folder.

Type sudo chown -R /data/db, replace by your username.

You can find your username by typing whoami.