[DOCS-4434] Comment on: "manual/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-windows.txt" Created: 26/Nov/14  Updated: 08/Dec/16  Resolved: 23/Jan/15

Status: Closed
Project: Documentation
Component/s: manual
Affects Version/s: None
Fix Version/s: v1.3.17

Type: Bug Priority: Major - P3
Reporter: Docs Collector User (Inactive) Assignee: Michael Paik
Resolution: Done Votes: 0
Labels: collector-298ba4e7
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Environment:

Windows

Location: http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-windows/
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repo: docs
source: tutorial/install-mongodb-on-windows


Participants:
Days since reply: 9 years, 3 weeks, 6 days ago

 Description   

I would like to point out that following the instructions that you have here will leave the user with a non usable mongodb service. The config file needs a line added with the dbpath=xxx specified for this to actually work. Also why can't the installer create this file for you with defaults if it isn't already there. I have installed mongodb 4-5 times and this always gets me.



 Comments   
Comment by Ernie Hershey [ 22/Jan/15 ]

The default dbpath is \data\db, which we do include instructions to create.

http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-windows/#set-up-the-mongodb-environment
"MongoDB requires a data directory to store all data. MongoDB’s default data directory path is \data\db. Create this folder using the following commands from a Command Prompt:"

md \data\db

Comment by Githook User [ 22/Jan/15 ]

Author:

{u'username': u'mpaik', u'name': u'Michael Paik', u'email': u'michael.paik@10gen.com'}

Message: DOCS-4434 - typofix

Signed-off-by: Sam Kleinman <samk@10gen.com>
Branch: master
https://github.com/mongodb/docs/commit/d183414d0fabe19718bc7b6346ce5b1264a9e3c7

Comment by Githook User [ 22/Jan/15 ]

Author:

{u'username': u'mpaik', u'name': u'Michael Paik', u'email': u'michael.paik@10gen.com'}

Message: DOCS-4434 - typofix

Signed-off-by: Sam Kleinman <samk@10gen.com>
Branch: v2.6
https://github.com/mongodb/docs/commit/924c5020a7a33936d927a369cdab040ef946bda4

Comment by Githook User [ 22/Jan/15 ]

Author:

{u'username': u'mpaik', u'name': u'Michael Paik', u'email': u'michael.paik@10gen.com'}

Message: DOCS-4434 - minor windows fixes

Signed-off-by: Sam Kleinman <samk@10gen.com>
Branch: master
https://github.com/mongodb/docs/commit/9d5877469ae04c0b6a462b77c1fee5e249aeb17c

Comment by Githook User [ 22/Jan/15 ]

Author:

{u'username': u'mpaik', u'name': u'Michael Paik', u'email': u'michael.paik@10gen.com'}

Message: DOCS-4434 - minor windows fixes

Signed-off-by: Sam Kleinman <samk@10gen.com>
Branch: v2.6
https://github.com/mongodb/docs/commit/6e7f63db015c116cab96a206be2ff6637ac853cc

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