I wanted to check out the mongoDB. I followed the installation
instructions and it installed and runs as long as I don't change the
default dbpath in mongodb.conf. The default is fine for testing but to
use it I want the data in my home folder.


dbpath=/var/lib/mongodb
logpath=/var/log/mongodb/mongodb.log
are the defaults and if I do sudo service mongodb start it starts as
verified by sudo service mongodb status and then $ mongo will start the
shell and I can interact with it.


If I modify the mongodb.conf file to:
dbpath=/home/me/mongodb/data/db
logpath=/home/me/mongodb/mongodb.log
and do sudo service mongodb start it says it starts and runs but if I do
sudo service mongodb status it says 'mongodb stop/waiting' and trying to
run the shell gives Error: couldn't connect to server 127.0.0.1
shell/mongo.js:84.


I've done a lot of googling and found some supposed solutions but none
of them have worked for me. Most of them seem to revolve around a
permissions problem. I've followed some suggestions/examples of running
chown but that didn't help. The directory I'm trying to use is in my
home folder. I've put some test files in that folder and I can write to
them.


I wonder if any of you have overcome an similar problem and give me some
help?


Thanks, Jim





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