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  1. Documentation
  2. DOCS-3343

"Run MongoDB" subsection in section "Install MongoDB on Windows" is confusing

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    • Resolution: Won't Fix
    • Icon: Minor - P4 Minor - P4
    • 01112017-cleanup
    • mongodb-2.6
    • manual
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      I am referring to the following section of the User manual...

      2.1.3 Install MongoDB on Windows -> Install MongoDB -> Run MongoDB -> Step 3: Connect to MongoDB.

      This section is confusing for a newbie. Which of the following cases are we talking about...?
      Case 1: About connecting to MongoDB as a client, or
      Case 2: About the MongoDB daemon connecting to the data files

      It is a bug in both the cases due to the following reasons...

      Case 1:
      If this is the case we are trying to explain then the command line examples that use "mongod" should not be given as mongod is a daemon process that connects to the data files and with "mongo" process there is no "--dbpath" command line option.

      Case 2:
      If this is the case we are trying to explain then the first command line example is using the process "mongo" which is for connecting to the mongod server as a client.

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            ajay_g_m Ajay
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              9 years, 41 weeks, 3 days ago