MongoDB installation and setup - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the command to start the MongoDB server.

MongoDB

mongod --[1] /data/db

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Aport

Bdbpath

Cbind_ip

Dlogpath

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Common Mistakes

Using --port instead of --dbpath

Forgetting to specify the data directory

Using --logpath which is for logs, not data

The --dbpath option specifies the directory where MongoDB stores its data files.

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medium

Complete the command to connect to the MongoDB server using the shell.

MongoDB

mongo --[1] 27017

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Ausername

Bdbpath

Chost

Dport

Attempts:

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Common Mistakes

Using --dbpath which is for the server, not the client

Using --host without specifying the port

Using --username without authentication setup

The --port option specifies the port number to connect to the MongoDB server.

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hard

Fix the error in the command to start MongoDB with a custom log file.

MongoDB

mongod --dbpath /data/db --[1] /var/log/mongodb.log --fork

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Alogfile

BlogfilePath

Clogpath

Dlogpathfile

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Common Mistakes

Using --logfile which is not a valid option

Using --logfilePath which is incorrect casing

Using --logpathfile which is not recognized

The correct option to specify the log file path is --logpath.

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hard

Fill both blanks to create a directory and set permissions for MongoDB data storage.

MongoDB

sudo mkdir -p [1] && sudo chown [2] [1]

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A/data/db

Bmongodb

Croot

D/var/lib/mongo

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Common Mistakes

Using root as owner which can cause permission issues

Using wrong directory paths

Not creating the directory before changing ownership

The data directory is usually /data/db, and the owner should be the mongodb user for proper permissions.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to write a command that installs MongoDB on Ubuntu using apt.

MongoDB

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y [1]-org && sudo systemctl [2] [3]

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Amongodb

Bstart

Cmongod

Drestart

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Common Mistakes

Using 'mongodb' without '-org' suffix

Using 'restart' instead of 'start' when first starting

Using wrong service name like 'mongodb' instead of 'mongod'

You install the mongodb-org package, then start the mongod service with systemctl start.