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mongod.exe
¶
Synopsis¶
mongod.exe
is the build of the MongoDB daemon
(i.e. mongod
) for the Windows
platform. mongod.exe
has all of the features of
mongod
on Unix-like platforms and is completely compatible
with the other builds of mongod
. In addition,
mongod.exe
provides several options for interacting with
the Windows platform itself.
This document only references options that are unique to
mongod.exe
. All mongod
options are
available. See the “mongod” and the
“Configuration File Options” documents for more
information regarding mongod.exe
.
To install and use mongod.exe
, read the
“Install MongoDB on Windows” document.
Options¶
-
mongod.
exe
¶
-
--install
¶
Installs
mongod.exe
as a Windows Service and exits.
-
--remove
¶
Removes the
mongod.exe
Windows Service. Ifmongod.exe
is running, this operation will stop and then remove the service.Note
--remove
requires the--serviceName
if you configured a non-default--serviceName
during the--install
operation.
-
--reinstall
¶
Removes
mongod.exe
and reinstallsmongod.exe
as a Windows Service.
-
--serviceName
<name>
¶ Default: “MongoDB”
Set the service name of
mongod.exe
when running as a Windows Service. Use this name with thenet start <name>
andnet stop <name>
operations.You must use
--serviceName
in conjunction with either the--install
or--remove
install option.
-
--serviceDisplayName
<name>
¶ Default: “Mongo DB”
Sets the name listed for MongoDB on the Services administrative application.
-
--serviceDescription
<description>
¶ Default: “MongoDB Server”
Sets the
mongod.exe
service description.You must use
--serviceDescription
in conjunction with the--install
option.Note
For descriptions that contain spaces, you must enclose the description in quotes.
-
--serviceUser
<user>
¶ Runs the
mongod.exe
service in the context of a certain user. This user must have “Log on as a service” privileges.You must use
--serviceUser
in conjunction with the--install
option.
-
--servicePassword
<password>
¶ Sets the password for
<user>
formongod.exe
when running with the--serviceUser
option.You must use
--servicePassword
in conjunction with the--install
option.