Detailed error message when mongod fails to start to because systemLog.path points to a directory

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    • Type: Improvement
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • Priority: Major - P3
    • 3.5.12
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    • Component/s: Admin
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    • Platforms 2017-08-21
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      When mongod have directory instead of file in the systemLog.path configuration option, the error message on RHEL-style Linux distros isn't explicit about the failure and the directory itself is empty. This confuses the customer:

      about to fork child process, waiting until server is ready for connections.
forked process: 37600
ERROR: child process failed, exited with error number 1

            Assignee:
            Spencer Jackson
            Reporter:
            Andrey Brindeyev
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