[SERVER-41595] logpath folder permission Created: 10/Jun/19 Updated: 11/Jun/19 Resolved: 10/Jun/19 |
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| Status: | Closed |
| Project: | Core Server |
| Component/s: | Logging |
| Affects Version/s: | 4.0.10 |
| Fix Version/s: | None |
| Type: | Question | Priority: | Minor - P4 |
| Reporter: | Nagarajan Palaniappan | Assignee: | Danny Hatcher (Inactive) |
| Resolution: | Done | Votes: | 0 |
| Labels: | None | ||
| Remaining Estimate: | Not Specified | ||
| Time Spent: | Not Specified | ||
| Original Estimate: | Not Specified | ||
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| Description |
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Hello Experts I need some advice on MongoDB Log path permission. Currently, I have 755 permission on /var/log/mongodb . Our internal auditing will not allow having 755 permission on base folder /var/log.. When i change it to 640, my Mongod process failing with permission error even though my /var/log/MongoDB has 755 privilege. Again I switch back /var/log to 755 I can able to start my mongod process. is it known behavior. Kindly advice I need to give a rationale for possible mitigation to get overriding approval Thanks Naga
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| Comments |
| Comment by Nagarajan Palaniappan [ 11/Jun/19 ] |
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Thank you, Daniel, for the clarification. |
| Comment by Danny Hatcher (Inactive) [ 10/Jun/19 ] |
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Hello, As you've found, MongoDB requires the ability to execute on the log folder in order to manage the files within. If your company has restrictions on changing the permissions of the /var/log folder, please feel free to change the location where your log files are written to via the --logpath option. Please note that the SERVER project is for bugs and feature suggestions for the MongoDB server. As this ticket does not appear to a bug, I will now close it. If you need further assistance troubleshooting, I encourage you to ask our community by posting on the mongodb-user group or on Stack Overflow with the mongodb tag. Thanks |