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mongodump creates a database named * (asterisk) that cannot subsequently be deleted

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    • 2.0.1
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    • CentOS 5.5 64bit
    • Linux

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      When I run mongodump --host localhost --out $TMP_TARGET to backup all databases, for some reason mongodump auto-creates a database named * (asterisk).

      After this, I can't delete this database because use * doesn't work.

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            brandon Brandon Diamond
            donohoe Doug Donohoe
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