Error importing file in MongoDB Cluster error validating settings: incompatible options: --file and positional argument(s)

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I am trying to use mongoimport my existing .json file into the cloud cluster. But I keep getting this error

error validating settings: incompatible options: --file and positional argument(s)

I have been on the cat with mongo for an hour and they have been no help to solve my issue. I think it has to do with --file drivers.json and it finding that file.

./mongoimport --host muleapp-shard-00-02-bxny3.mongodb.net:27017 --ssl --username srusso -password MuleApp2019 --authenticationDatabase admin --db Drivers --collection driver --type json --file drivers.json

error validating settings: incompatible options: --file and positional argument(s)

now I am getting a time out error:

2019-11-08T14:12:38.533-0500 error connecting to host: could not connect to server: server selection error: server selection timeout current topology: Type: Single Servers: Addr: muleapp-shard-00-02-bxny3.mongodb.net:27017, Type: Unknown, State: Connected, Average RTT: 0, Last error: connection() : dial tcp 3.229.7.228:27017: i/o timeout

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I have the same error, did you managed to solve this? – Szelek

1 Answers

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The first error could be due to long option password being provided using - rather than --. So the option could be provided as either of --password MuleApp2019 or -p MuleApp2019.