Failed to connect to 127.0.0.1:27017, reason: errno:111 Connection refused

Question

while trying this mongo command in ubuntu I am getting this error.

    ritzysystem@ritzysystem-Satellite-L55-A:~$ mongo
    MongoDB shell version: 2.6.1
             


        

Answer 1

Run the following command :

sudo rm /var/lib/mongodb/mongod.lock
sudo service mongod restart

Connection refused to MongoDB errno 111

MacOS:

rm /usr/local/var/mongodb/mongod.lock  
sudo service mongod restart