install mongoDB (child process failed, exited with error number 100)

Question

I tried to install mongoDB on my macbook air.

I\'ve downloaded zipped file from official website and extract that file and move to root directory. After that, under

Answer 1

Similar issue with the same error - I was trying to run the repair script sudo -u mongodb mongod -f /etc/mongodb.conf --repair

Checked ps aux | grep mongo and see that the daemon was running. Stopped it and then the repair script run without an issue.

Hope that could be helpful for someone else.