I cannot install mongodb as a windows service.

[Han Yan]

The command I use: mongod --logpath c:\mongodb\mongodb.log --logappend --serviceName mongodb --install

I want to upgrade from 2.4.8 to 2.6, I deleted old one and keep config and log file the same. 

Any thing wrong? 

[Stig Nielsson]

I cannot install 2.6 as a service either. I keep getting error about --logpath has to be used when using --install parameter for mongod.exe.

I am an Window 7 pro 64 bit and have tried both the MSI installer and the Zip file for 64 bit windows.

I have tried both by making a cfg file containing a logpath variable and by specifying --logpath on the cmd line. It seems to work, but when I look in the config file, I just see this one line saying that --logpath has to be specified when specifying --install.

I can run mongod from the commandline without any problemes.

So what to do to get a mongo 2.6 installed as a service ?

(I used to have no problems installing 2.4 as a service. )

/Stig

[Chris Becker]

I just created a ticket:

https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-13515

[Jeb Wilson]

Ugh. No workaround per the JIRA ticket. How soon do you think they'll fix this?

[Stephen Steneker]

Hi all,

Apologies for the inconvenience .. we're working on a fix for this issue.

Since this is specific to the --install option on Windows, there is a workaround that we've just tested:

 - Install a previous version of MongoDB (eg. 2.4.9) as a service

 - Upgrade to 2.6.0 by stopping the service, replacing the previous binaries with 2.6.0 ones, and starting the service again

Regards,

Stephen

[Asya Kamsky]

You can also work around this by creating the service by hand:

sc create mongodb binPath="c:\mongodb\mongodb.exe --service
<Add_Additional_Parameters>"

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[Stephen Steneker]

On Thursday, 10 April 2014 15:58:15 UTC+10, Asya Kamsky wrote:

You can also work around this by creating the service by hand:

sc create mongodb binPath="c:\mongodb\mongodb.exe --service
<Add_Additional_Parameters>"

FYI, I've added more detailed instructions on manually creating the service definition in a comment on the server issue, including using a config file: https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-13515.

Note that the "sc" command has some usage quirks .. in particular, a space is required between an option and its value (per http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc990289.aspx).

My TL;DR usage example with the standard path used by the MongoDB 2.6 MSI install is to run the following from an Administrator cmd prompt:

sc create MongoDB binPath= "\"C:\Program Files\MongoDB 2.6 Standard\bin\mongod.exe\" --service --config=\"C:\Program Files\MongoDB 2.6 Standard\mongod.cfg\"" DisplayName= "MongoDB 2.6 Standard" start= "auto"

Please see SERVER-13515 for the full steps.

 

Thanks,

Stephen

[Hu Swing]

Yes，i also  meet this problem ,So I look up in the bug report dashboard ,then I found this is a bug for mongodb 2.6.

[Stephen Steneker]

On Sunday, 13 April 2014 11:13:28 UTC+10, Hu Swing wrote:

Yes，i also  meet this problem ,So I look up in the bug report dashboard ,then I found this is a bug for mongodb 2.6.

Hi,

Yes, there is a problem installing MongoDB 2.6.0 as a Windows service with --install as per the earlier comments on this thread .. and you can find a workaround on the server issue:
 https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-13515

Per the Jira issue, a fix has been committed for the next server release (2.6.1).

Thanks,

Stephen

[Christoph Bussler]

Please put this into the mongodb installation document so people don't waste their time trying to setup a service. The instructions claim that it works. I also would put in a test case for the installation document so it gets tested every time the software gets a new release.

[Sree Nayan]

That is good idea, took me  a day to figure out the bug, had to use previous version to create the window service.

-Srini

[Stephen Steneker]

On Tuesday, 15 April 2014 23:59:45 UTC+10, Christoph Bussler wrote:

Please put this into the mongodb installation document so people don't waste their time trying to setup a service. The instructions claim that it works. I also would put in a test case for the installation document so it gets tested every time the software gets a new release.

Hi Christoph, Sree,

Agreed .. thanks for the feedback. I thought there was already a DOCS ticket to add reference to SERVER-13515 and manual workaround in the Windows --install instructions. I couldn't find one so have added: https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/DOCS-3182.

Regards,

Stephen