mongodb service is not starting up

Question

I\'ve installed the mongodb 2.0.3, using the mongodb-10gen debian package. Everything went well, except the service which is installed by default is not starting up when com

Answer 1

I took a different approach:

Background: I use mongodb, single node, local to my server, as a staging area.

I installed mongo based on instructions available in MongoDB docs.

So, this is not 'prime' infrastructure, does not need to be up all the time - but still essential.

What I do: In my run script, I check if mongo is running using -

if pgrep "mongod" >/dev/null 2>&1

If it is not running, then I run

sudo mongod &

Been working like a charm, no setup etc.

If your use case is similar, let me know if it works for you too.

Good luck!