[SERVER-15937] mongod service fails to start if log and data directories do not exist for Debian - MongoDB Jira

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The steps are given for community but enterprise should be same except different repo.

Install community packages for Debian from the instructions at http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-debian/
sudo service mongod stop
sudo mv /var/log/mongodb /var/log/mongodb.bak
sudo mv /var/lib/mongodb /var/lib/mongodb.bak
sudo service mongod start

mongod fails to start.

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The steps are given for community but enterprise should be same except different repo. Install community packages for Debian from the instructions at http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-debian/ sudo service mongod stop sudo mv /var/log/mongodb /var/log/mongodb.bak sudo mv /var/lib/mongodb /var/lib/mongodb.bak sudo service mongod start mongod fails to start.

The use case is mentioned in ~~SERVER-9985~~, where mongod service fails to start if log and data directories do not exist for Debian.

The issue is for sysvinit init script for Debian.

is related to

SERVER-9985 wrong user and group on dirs created by upstart script

Participants:: Backlog - Server Development Platform Team (SDP), Jalpa Trivedi