[SERVER-2200] "limit nofile 20000" in upstart job breaks things Created: 10/Dec/10  Updated: 12/Jul/16  Resolved: 10/Dec/10

Status: Closed
Project: Core Server
Component/s: None
Affects Version/s: 1.6.5
Fix Version/s: 1.7.4

Type: Bug Priority: Major - P3
Reporter: Scott Hernandez (Inactive) Assignee: Richard Kreuter (Inactive)
Resolution: Done Votes: 3
Labels: None
Remaining Estimate: Not Specified
Time Spent: Not Specified
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is duplicated by SERVER-2201 Ubuntu "start: Unknown job: mongodb" ... Closed
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 Description   

The debian packages now seem to have this line in the upstart job, and lots of people are getting "start: Unknown job: mongodb";

I think this needs to get rolled back ASAP!



 Comments   
Comment by Serge Matveenko [ 14/Dec/10 ]

I can confirm for 10.04-amd64 and 10.10-amd64

Comment by Richard Kreuter (Inactive) [ 10/Dec/10 ]

The fixed upstart file is present in packages with version number 20101210. By inspection on a 10.4 system, 'aptitude install mongodb-stable' installs the new conf file and starts the service successfully.

Comment by Richard Kreuter (Inactive) [ 10/Dec/10 ]

I think this is fixed in git head. Pushing new packages now.

Comment by auto [ 10/Dec/10 ]

Author:

{u'login': u'kreuter', u'name': u'Richard Kreuter', u'email': u'richard@10gen.com'}

Message: Fix error in upstart file. SERVER-2200
https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/commit/96656759e7370cc1bea42d08941c0bb116089f99

Comment by Serge Matveenko [ 10/Dec/10 ]

deleting this line and starting mongodb service just works for me

Comment by Timothy Bell [ 10/Dec/10 ]

OK..... workaround (i guess); what work for me anyway.

sudo apt-get purge mongodb-stable
sudo apt-get install mongodb-stable
(remove the lock file if present in /var/lib/mongodb)
sudo init 6

Then edit /etc/init/mongodb.conf removing the line "limit nofile 20000"

sudo vi /etc/init/mongodb.conf
sudo init 6

I'm now back up and running..... FYI confirmed fix in a number of systems 10.10 and 10.04 LTS

Comment by Timothy Bell [ 10/Dec/10 ]

I currently have over thirty systems with this issue...... (some 10.10 but mostly 10.4 LTS, All 64 bit)

I tried removing "limit nofile 20000" and I'm able to run "sudo start mongodb".

I no longer get the "start: Unknown job: mongodb" message but the process is not running when I run "ps".

I was able to start my mongo servers manually by running "sudo mongod --dbpath /var/lib/mongodb". But as of right now the upstart script has an issue.

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