can't initialize MongoDB

Question

when I try to initialize a MongoDB project , it says " 2018-07-28T21:54:34.391+0530 F CONTROL [main] Failed global initialization: BadValue: dbPath requires an absolute file path with Windows services".

If someone knows what is the reason for that, please let me know...

my command is :

C:\"Program Files"\MongoDB\Server\4.0\bin>mongod --directoryperdb --dbpath C:\"Program Files"\MongoDB\Server\4.0\data\db --logpath C:\"Program Files"\MongoDB\Server\4.0\log\mongo.log --logappend --install

when I try to initialize it returns an error like below...

2018-07-28T21:54:34.391+0530 F CONTROL  [main] Failed global initialization: BadValue: dbPath requires an absolute file path with Windows services

my dbpath -> C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\4.0\data\db

my logpath -> C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\4.0\log\mongo.log

I discovered a solution for that error. I entered mongod --remove command and try to initialize using command below.. mongod --directoryperdb --dbpath C:\mongodb\data\db --logpath C:\mongodb\log\mongo.log --logappend --install .It works... — yasiru

MichaelR MichaelR · Accepted Answer · 2018-07-29T01:23:58

Have you installed the mongodb? If you haven't done the install, download the mongodb from the link and install it:

https://www.mongodb.com/dr/fastdl.mongodb.org/win32/mongodb-win32-x86_64-2008plus-ssl-4.0.0-signed.msi/download

Create the database folder from command prompt
```
mkdir c:\mongodb\data\db
```
Create a folder for the log files.
```
mkdir c:\mongodb\logs
```
Create a folder for the config files
```
mkdir c:\mongodb\config
```
Create a file called mongodb.cfg with the following contents under the config folder c:\mongodb\config.
```
port=27017
dbpath=C:\mongodb\data\db\
logpath=C:\mongodb\logs\mongod.log
maxConns=100
```

Start the mongod (for a manual startup. To automate the startup, use step 6 instead)

"C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\4.0\bin\mongod" --directoryperdb --config "C:\mongodb\config\mongodb.cfg" --fork

Alternatively define the service

"C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\4.0\bin\mongod" --directoryperdb --config "C:\mongodb\config\mongodb.cfg" --install --serviceName "MongoDB"
 net start MongoDB

Now your database in localhost with the port 27017 is running. You can create or use the database in node.js or in your favorite programming language.

can't initialize MongoDB

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