[DOCS-3424] Windows documentation improvements Created: 18/May/14  Updated: 29/Aug/19  Resolved: 27/Jul/16

Status: Closed
Project: Documentation
Component/s: manual
Affects Version/s: None
Fix Version/s: 01112017-cleanup

Type: Task Priority: Trivial - P5
Reporter: Jake Angerman Assignee: Unassigned
Resolution: Won't Fix Votes: 2
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 Description   

The following updates will help Windows users:

  • The documentation gives an example of installing mongodb as a Windows service with a config file consisting of a single line in legacy syntax, but it is also possible to use the new YAML format.
  • The documentation should point out that the fork option does not apply to Windows.
  • A brief overview of YAML would help. Things like indentation must be spaces and not tabs, etc.
  • YAML strings can be /like/this or "\\like\\this" but not "\like\this". Care must be taken with Windows pathnames in double quotes or else YAML will not parse them. Examples would help.
  • The documentation should state that you cannot mix YAML syntax with legacy syntax in the same config file. it is either-or.
  • The documentation should make it very clear that processManagement.pidFilePath needs to be a file, not a directory.

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