MongoDB: ERROR: child process failed, exited with error number 14

Question

I run MongoDB on Mac:

Shave:mongodb_simple Logan$ ./bin/mongod -f conf/mongod.conf
about to fork child process, waiting until server is ready for connections         


        

Answer 1

It's because you haven't configured your mongod instance correctly in the config file that you passed to the -f option. Revisit your config file and make sure eveything is configured correctly.