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

In my case the issue was solved by removing the log file.

sudo rm /log/mongod.log

Although the error message refers specifically to the lock file:

exception in initAndListen: 10309 Unable to create/open lock file: 
/data/mongod.lock errno:13 Permission denied 
Is a mongod instance already running?, terminating