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  1. Core Server
  2. SERVER-31225

The mongod process forks before listening for connections

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    • Type: Icon: Bug Bug
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • Priority: Icon: Major - P3 Major - P3
    • 3.4.11, 3.6.1, 3.7.1
    • Affects Version/s: 3.4.9
    • Component/s: None
    • None
    • Fully Compatible
    • ALL
    • v3.6, v3.4
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      Create a systemd service to test if the socket is listening:

      [Unit]
Type=oneshot
Description=TestService
After=mongod.service
Wants=mongod.service
 
[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/bin/testsocket
Restart=on-abort
 
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

      With the following script (/usr/bin/testsocket)

      #!/bin/sh
/bin/nc localhost 27017 </dev/null >/dev/null && echo "Listening" || echo "Not listening"

      Stop mongod, and start the service which should start mongod first:

      [root@localhost ~]# systemctl stop mongod
[root@localhost ~]# ps aux|egrep '[m]ongo'    
[root@localhost ~]# systemctl start testservice
[root@localhost ~]# systemctl status testservice
● testservice.service - TestService

Sep 21 19:49:02 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Started TestService.
Sep 21 19:49:02 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Starting TestService...
Sep 21 19:49:02 localhost.localdomain testsocket[3830]: Ncat: Connection refused.
Sep 21 19:49:02 localhost.localdomain testsocket[3830]: Not listening

      Add a 1 second sleep via ExecStartPre in the testservice unit file, or to the beginning of /usr/bin/testsocket and mongod is listening by the time it runs:

      [root@localhost ~]# systemctl stop mongod       
[root@localhost ~]# ps aux|egrep '[m]ongo'    
[root@localhost ~]# systemctl start testservice       
[root@localhost ~]# systemctl status testservice        
● testservice.service - TestService

Sep 21 19:52:13 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Started TestService.
Sep 21 19:52:13 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Starting TestService...
Sep 21 19:52:14 localhost.localdomain testsocket[3882]: Listening
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      Create a systemd service to test if the socket is listening: [Unit] Type=oneshot Description=TestService After=mongod.service Wants=mongod.service [Service] ExecStart=/usr/bin/testsocket Restart=on-abort [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target With the following script ( /usr/bin/testsocket ) #!/bin/sh /bin/nc localhost 27017 </dev/null >/dev/null && echo "Listening" || echo "Not listening" Stop mongod, and start the service which should start mongod first: [root@localhost ~]# systemctl stop mongod [root@localhost ~]# ps aux|egrep '[m]ongo' [root@localhost ~]# systemctl start testservice [root@localhost ~]# systemctl status testservice ● testservice.service - TestService Sep 21 19:49:02 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Started TestService. Sep 21 19:49:02 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Starting TestService... Sep 21 19:49:02 localhost.localdomain testsocket[3830]: Ncat: Connection refused. Sep 21 19:49:02 localhost.localdomain testsocket[3830]: Not listening Add a 1 second sleep via ExecStartPre in the testservice unit file, or to the beginning of /usr/bin/testsocket and mongod is listening by the time it runs: [root@localhost ~]# systemctl stop mongod [root@localhost ~]# ps aux|egrep '[m]ongo' [root@localhost ~]# systemctl start testservice [root@localhost ~]# systemctl status testservice ● testservice.service - TestService Sep 21 19:52:13 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Started TestService. Sep 21 19:52:13 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Starting TestService... Sep 21 19:52:14 localhost.localdomain testsocket[3882]: Listening
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      When starting mongod as a systemd service, the process forks before mongod has opened the socket and starts listening for connections. This can cause dependent services to fail to start, as systemd considers mongod started once the process has forked.

            Assignee:
            mathew.robinson@mongodb.com Mathew Robinson (Inactive)
            Reporter:
            mark.agarunov Mark Agarunov
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