[SERVER-13708] Windows service install fails unless logpath is specifed on command line for 32 bit platforms - MongoDB Jira

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Create directories for data (c:\data), logs (c:\logs) & cfg (c:\cfg)

Download MSI for Windows 32

Create mongod.cfg

logpath=c:\logs\mongod.log

dbpath=c:\data\db

Run mongod from command line (successful)

mongod --config \cfg\mongod.cfg

Install service from command line

mongod --config \cfg\mongod.cfg --install

Check Services and log file

2014-04-24T13:38:53.482+0000 --install has to be used with --logpath
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Create directories for data (c:\data), logs (c:\logs) & cfg (c:\cfg) Download MSI for Windows 32 Create mongod.cfg logpath=c:\logs\mongod.log dbpath=c:\data\db Run mongod from command line (successful) mongod --config \cfg\mongod.cfg Install service from command line mongod --config \cfg\mongod.cfg --install Check Services and log file 2014-04-24T13:38:53.482+0000 --install has to be used with --logpath

Windows service fails to install if logpath is specified in the config file. Note this works for 64 bit (ZIP & MSI) and 32 bit (ZIP) packages.

is related to

SERVER-13515 Cannot install MongoDB as a service on Windows