SERVER-31802 Provide a better error message if an operator starts a server with --master or --slave

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/mongo/db/mongod_options.cpp b/src/mongo/db/mongod_options.cpp
index a466fa4313f..a1b2aa56997 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/mongod_options.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/mongod_options.cpp
@@ -406,6 +406,12 @@ Status addMongodOptions(moe::OptionSection* options) {
                            "enables majority readConcern")
         .setDefault(moe::Value(true));
 
+    replication_options.addOptionChaining(
+        "master", "master", moe::Switch, "Master/slave replication no longer supported");
+
+    replication_options.addOptionChaining(
+        "slave", "slave", moe::Switch, "Master/slave replication no longer supported");
+
     // Sharding Options
 
     sharding_options
@@ -560,6 +566,11 @@ bool handlePreValidationMongodOptions(const moe::Environment& params,
         return false;
     }
 
+    if (params.count("master") || params.count("slave")) {
+        severe() << "Master/slave replication is no longer supported";
+        return false;
+    }
+
     return true;
 }