1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/db/cloner.cpp b/db/cloner.cpp
index fd86e10b787..74a22659909 100644
--- a/db/cloner.cpp
+++ b/db/cloner.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ namespace mongo {
                          for example repairDatabase need not use it.
         */
         void setConnection( DBClientWithCommands *c ) { conn.reset( c ); }
+
+        /** copy the entire database */
         bool go(const char *masterHost, string& errmsg, const string& fromdb, bool logForRepl, bool slaveOk, bool useReplAuth, bool snapshot, bool mayYield, bool mayBeInterrupted, int *errCode = 0);
 
         bool copyCollection( const string& from , const string& ns , const BSONObj& query , string& errmsg , bool mayYield, bool mayBeInterrupted, bool copyIndexes = true, bool logForRepl = true );
@@ -564,9 +566,10 @@ namespace mongo {
         virtual LockType locktype() const { return WRITE; }
         virtual void help( stringstream &help ) const {
             help << "copy a database from another host to this host\n";
-            help << "usage: {copydb: 1, fromhost: <hostname>, fromdb: <db>, todb: <db>[, username: <username>, nonce: <nonce>, key: <key>]}";
+            help << "usage: {copydb: 1, fromhost: <hostname>, fromdb: <db>, todb: <db>[, slaveOk: <bool>, username: <username>, nonce: <nonce>, key: <key>]}";
         }
         virtual bool run(const string& dbname, BSONObj& cmdObj, string& errmsg, BSONObjBuilder& result, bool fromRepl) {
+            bool slaveOk = cmdObj["slaveOk"].trueValue();
             string fromhost = cmdObj.getStringField("fromhost");
             if ( fromhost.empty() ) {
                 /* copy from self */
@@ -597,7 +600,7 @@ namespace mongo {
                 c.setConnection( authConn_.release() );
             }
             Client::Context ctx(todb);
-            bool res = c.go(fromhost.c_str(), errmsg, fromdb, /*logForReplication=*/!fromRepl, /*slaveok*/false, /*replauth*/false, /*snapshot*/true, /*mayYield*/true, /*mayBeInterrupted*/ false);
+            bool res = c.go(fromhost.c_str(), errmsg, fromdb, /*logForReplication=*/!fromRepl, slaveOk, /*replauth*/false, /*snapshot*/true, /*mayYield*/true, /*mayBeInterrupted*/ false);
             return res;
         }
     } cmdcopydb;