Trouble with Error parsing command line: required parameter is missing in 'dbpath' - Linux Mint

Question

I'm setting up my JavaScript mean stack for the first time on Linux Mint and after I enter this command: sudo mongod --dbpath, I'm getting the following error message:

Error parsing command line: required parameter is missing in dbpath

Everything I've tried doesn't help. Does anybody else face this problem? If so, how do I fix it?

Thanks!

Answer 1

The error explains what's happening, you just need to break it all down:

• The command didn't work: Error parsing command line:
• Because you didn't give it all the informatin it needed: required parameter is missing
• The spot in your command that doesn't have enough information: in 'dbpath'

I'm pretty sure you just need to point it to a directory for it to use.

If you look at the documentation (or run mongod --help) you will see that you need to provide the path to your db after the --dbpath command:

--dbpath <path>

Default: /data/db on Linux and OS X, \data\db on Windows

The directory where the mongod instance stores its data.

More info here: https://docs.mongodb.org/manual/reference/program/mongod/