.\" Man page generated from reStructuredText. . .TH "MONGOD" "1" "Jul 25, 2019" "4.2" "mongodb-manual" .SH NAME mongod \- MongoDB Server . .nr rst2man-indent-level 0 . .de1 rstReportMargin \\$1 \\n[an-margin] level \\n[rst2man-indent-level] level margin: \\n[rst2man-indent\\n[rst2man-indent-level]] - \\n[rst2man-indent0] \\n[rst2man-indent1] \\n[rst2man-indent2] .. .de1 INDENT .\" .rstReportMargin pre: . RS \\$1 . nr rst2man-indent\\n[rst2man-indent-level] \\n[an-margin] . nr rst2man-indent-level +1 .\" .rstReportMargin post: .. .de UNINDENT . RE .\" indent \\n[an-margin] .\" old: \\n[rst2man-indent\\n[rst2man-indent-level]] .nr rst2man-indent-level -1 .\" new: \\n[rst2man-indent\\n[rst2man-indent-level]] .in \\n[rst2man-indent\\n[rst2man-indent-level]]u .. .SS On this page .INDENT 0.0 .IP \(bu 2 \fI\%Synopsis\fP .IP \(bu 2 \fI\%Options\fP .INDENT 2.0 .IP \(bu 2 \fI\%Core Options\fP .IP \(bu 2 \fI\%Free Monitoring\fP .IP \(bu 2 \fI\%LDAP Authentication or Authorization Options\fP .IP \(bu 2 \fI\%Storage Options\fP .IP \(bu 2 \fI\%WiredTiger Options\fP .IP \(bu 2 \fI\%Replication Options\fP .IP \(bu 2 \fI\%Sharded Cluster Options\fP .IP \(bu 2 \fI\%TLS Options\fP .IP \(bu 2 \fI\%SSL Options (Deprecated)\fP .IP \(bu 2 \fI\%Profiler Options\fP .IP \(bu 2 \fI\%Audit Options\fP .IP \(bu 2 \fI\%SNMP Options\fP .IP \(bu 2 \fI\%inMemory Options\fP .IP \(bu 2 \fI\%Encryption Key Management Options\fP .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .SH SYNOPSIS .sp \fI\%mongod\fP is the primary daemon process for the MongoDB system. It handles data requests, manages data access, and performs background management operations. .sp This document provides a complete overview of all command line options for \fI\%mongod\fP\&. These command line options are primarily useful for testing: In common operation, use the configuration file options to control the behavior of your database. .sp \fBSEE ALSO:\fP .INDENT 0.0 .INDENT 3.5 conf\-file\-command\-line\-mapping .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .sp \fBNOTE:\fP .INDENT 0.0 .INDENT 3.5 Starting in version 4.0, MongoDB disables support for TLS 1.0 encryption on systems where TLS 1.1+ is available. For more details, see 4.0\-disable\-tls\&. .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .SH OPTIONS .INDENT 0.0 .INDENT 3.5 .IP "Starting in version 4.2" .INDENT 0.0 .IP \(bu 2 MongoDB deprecates the SSL options and insteads adds new corresponding TLS options. .IP \(bu 2 MongoDB adds \fI\%\-\-tlsClusterCAFile\fP/\fBnet.tls.clusterCAFile\fP\&. (Also availalbe in 3.4.18+, 3.6.9+, 4.0.3+) .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .SS Core Options .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-help, \-h Returns information on the options and use of \fBmongod\fP\&. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-version Returns the \fBmongod\fP release number. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-config , \-f Specifies a configuration file for runtime configuration options. The configuration file is the preferred method for runtime configuration of \fBmongod\fP\&. The options are equivalent to the command\-line configuration options. See /reference/configuration\-options for more information. .sp Ensure the configuration file uses ASCII encoding. The \fBmongod\fP instance does not support configuration files with non\-ASCII encoding, including UTF\-8. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-configExpand \fIDefault\fP: none .sp New in version 4.2. .sp Enables using Expansion Directives in configuration files. Expansion directives allow you to set externally sourced values for configuration file options. .sp \fI\%\-\-configExpand\fP supports the following expansion directives: .TS center; |l|l|. _ T{ Value T} T{ Description T} _ T{ \fBnone\fP T} T{ Default. \fBmongod\fP does not expand expansion directives. \fBmongod\fP fails to start if any configuration file settings use expansion directives. T} _ T{ \fBrest\fP T} T{ \fBmongod\fP expands \fB__rest\fP expansion directives when parsing the configuration file. T} _ T{ \fBexec\fP T} T{ \fBmongod\fP expands \fB__exec\fP expansion directives when parsing the configuration file. T} _ .TE .sp You can specify multiple expansion directives as a comma\-separated list, e.g. \fBrest, exec\fP\&. If the configuration file contains expansion directives not specified to \fI\%\-\-configExpand\fP, the \fBmongod\fP returns an error and terminates. .sp See externally\-sourced\-values for configuration files for more information on expansion directives. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-verbose, \-v Increases the amount of internal reporting returned on standard output or in log files. Increase the verbosity with the \fB\-v\fP form by including the option multiple times, (e.g. \fB\-vvvvv\fP\&.) .sp \fBNOTE:\fP .INDENT 7.0 .INDENT 3.5 Starting in version 4.2, MongoDB includes the Debug verbosity level (1\-5) in the log messages\&. For example, if the verbosity level is 2, MongoDB logs \fBD2\fP\&. In previous versions, MongoDB log messages only specified \fBD\fP for Debug level. .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-quiet Runs \fBmongod\fP in a quiet mode that attempts to limit the amount of output. .sp This option suppresses: .INDENT 7.0 .IP \(bu 2 output from database commands .IP \(bu 2 replication activity .IP \(bu 2 connection accepted events .IP \(bu 2 connection closed events .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-port \fIDefault\fP: .INDENT 7.0 .IP \(bu 2 27017 if \fI\%mongod\fP is not a shard member or a config server member .IP \(bu 2 27018 if \fI\%mongod\fP is a \fI\%shard member\fP .IP \(bu 2 27019 if \fI\%mongod\fP is a \fI\%config server member\fP .UNINDENT .sp The TCP port on which the MongoDB instance listens for client connections. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-bind_ip \fIDefault\fP: localhost .sp \fBNOTE:\fP .INDENT 7.0 .INDENT 3.5 Starting in MongoDB 3.6, \fBmongod\fP bind to localhost by default. See 3.6\-bind\-to\-localhost\&. .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .sp The hostnames and/or IP addresses and/or full Unix domain socket paths on which \fBmongod\fP should listen for client connections. You may attach \fBmongod\fP to any interface. To bind to multiple addresses, enter a list of comma\-separated values. .INDENT 7.0 .INDENT 3.5 .SS Example .sp \fBlocalhost,/tmp/mongod.sock\fP .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .sp You can specify both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, or hostnames that resolve to an IPv4 or IPv6 address. .INDENT 7.0 .INDENT 3.5 .SS Example .sp \fBlocalhost, 2001:0DB8:e132:ba26:0d5c:2774:e7f9:d513\fP .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .sp \fBNOTE:\fP .INDENT 7.0 .INDENT 3.5 If specifying an IPv6 address \fIor\fP a hostname that resolves to an IPv6 address to \fI\%\-\-bind_ip\fP, you must start \fBmongod\fP with \fI\%\-\-ipv6\fP to enable IPv6 support. Specifying an IPv6 address to \fI\%\-\-bind_ip\fP does not enable IPv6 support. .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .sp If specifying a \fI\%link\-local IPv6 address\fP (\fBfe80::/10\fP), you must append the \fI\%zone index\fP to that address (i.e. \fBfe80::
%\fP). .INDENT 7.0 .INDENT 3.5 .SS Example .sp \fBlocalhost,fe80::a00:27ff:fee0:1fcf%enp0s3\fP .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .INDENT 7.0 .INDENT 3.5 .SS Tip .sp When possible, use a logical DNS hostname instead of an ip address, particularly when configuring replica set members or sharded cluster members. The use of logical DNS hostnames avoids configuration changes due to ip address changes. .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .sp \fBWARNING:\fP .INDENT 7.0 .INDENT 3.5 Before binding to a non\-localhost (e.g. publicly accessible) IP address, ensure you have secured your cluster from unauthorized access. For a complete list of security recommendations, see /administration/security\-checklist\&. At minimum, consider enabling authentication and hardening network infrastructure\&. .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .sp For more information about IP Binding, refer to the /core/security\-mongodb\-configuration documentation. .sp To bind to all IPv4 addresses, enter \fB0.0.0.0\fP\&. .sp To bind to all IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, enter \fB::,0.0.0.0\fP or starting in MongoDB 4.2, an asterisk \fB"*"\fP (enclose the asterisk in quotes to avoid filename pattern expansion). Alternatively, use the \fBnet.bindIpAll\fP setting. .sp \fBNOTE:\fP .INDENT 7.0 .INDENT 3.5 .INDENT 0.0 .IP \(bu 2 \fB\-\-bind_ip\fP and \fB\-\-bind_ip_all\fP are mutually exclusive. Specifying both options causes \fBmongod\fP to throw an error and terminate. .IP \(bu 2 The command\-line option \fB\-\-bind\fP overrides the configuration file setting \fBnet.bindIp\fP\&. .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-bind_ip_all New in version 3.6. .sp If specified, the \fBmongod\fP instance binds to all IPv4 addresses (i.e. \fB0.0.0.0\fP). If \fBmongod\fP starts with \fI\%\-\-ipv6\fP, \fI\%\-\-bind_ip_all\fP also binds to all IPv6 addresses (i.e. \fB::\fP). .sp \fBmongod\fP only supports IPv6 if started with \fI\%\-\-ipv6\fP\&. Specifying \fI\%\-\-bind_ip_all\fP alone does not enable IPv6 support. .sp \fBWARNING:\fP .INDENT 7.0 .INDENT 3.5 Before binding to a non\-localhost (e.g. publicly accessible) IP address, ensure you have secured your cluster from unauthorized access. For a complete list of security recommendations, see /administration/security\-checklist\&. At minimum, consider enabling authentication and hardening network infrastructure\&. .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .sp For more information about IP Binding, refer to the /core/security\-mongodb\-configuration documentation. .sp Alternatively, you can set the \fB\-\-bind_ip\fP option to \fB::,0.0.0.0\fP or, starting in MongoDB 4.2, to an asterisk \fB"*"\fP (enclose the asterisk in quotes to avoid filename pattern expansion). .sp \fBNOTE:\fP .INDENT 7.0 .INDENT 3.5 \fB\-\-bind_ip\fP and \fB\-\-bind_ip_all\fP are mutually exclusive. That is, you can specify one or the other, but not both. .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-ipv6 Enables IPv6 support. \fBmongod\fP disables IPv6 support by default. .sp Setting \fI\%\-\-ipv6\fP does \fInot\fP direct the \fBmongod\fP to listen on any local IPv6 addresses or interfaces. To configure the \fBmongod\fP to listen on an IPv6 interface, you must either: .INDENT 7.0 .IP \(bu 2 Configure \fI\%\-\-bind_ip\fP with one or more IPv6 addresses or hostnames that resolve to IPv6 addresses, \fBor\fP .IP \(bu 2 Set \fI\%\-\-bind_ip_all\fP to \fBtrue\fP\&. .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-listenBacklog \fIDefault\fP: Target system \fBSOMAXCONN\fP constant .sp New in version 3.6. .sp The maximum number of connections that can exist in the listen queue. .sp \fBWARNING:\fP .INDENT 7.0 .INDENT 3.5 Consult your local system\(aqs documentation to understand the limitations and configuration requirements before using this parameter. .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .sp \fBIMPORTANT:\fP .INDENT 7.0 .INDENT 3.5 To prevent undefined behavior, specify a value for this parameter between \fB1\fP and the local system \fBSOMAXCONN\fP constant. .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .sp The default value for the \fBlistenBacklog\fP parameter is set at compile time to the target system \fBSOMAXCONN\fP constant. \fBSOMAXCONN\fP is the maximum valid value that is documented for the \fIbacklog\fP parameter to the \fIlisten\fP system call. .sp Some systems may interpret \fBSOMAXCONN\fP symbolically, and others numerically. The actual \fIlisten backlog\fP applied in practice may differ from any numeric interpretation of the \fBSOMAXCONN\fP constant or argument to \fB\-\-listenBacklog\fP, and may also be constrained by system settings like \fBnet.core.somaxconn\fP on Linux. .sp Passing a value for the \fBlistenBacklog\fP parameter that exceeds the \fBSOMAXCONN\fP constant for the local system is, by the letter of the standards, undefined behavior. Higher values may be silently integer truncated, may be ignored, may cause unexpected resource consumption, or have other adverse consequences. .sp On systems with workloads that exhibit connection spikes, for which it is empirically known that the local system can honor higher values for the \fIbacklog\fP parameter than the \fBSOMAXCONN\fP constant, setting the \fBlistenBacklog\fP parameter to a higher value may reduce operation latency as observed by the client by reducing the number of connections which are forced into a backoff state. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-maxConns The maximum number of simultaneous connections that \fBmongod\fP will accept. This setting has no effect if it is higher than your operating system\(aqs configured maximum connection tracking threshold. .sp Do not assign too low of a value to this option, or you will encounter errors during normal application operation. .sp \fBNOTE:\fP .INDENT 7.0 .INDENT 3.5 Changed in version 2.6: MongoDB removed the upward limit on the \fBmaxIncomingConnections\fP setting. .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-logpath Sends all diagnostic logging information to a log file instead of to standard output or to the host\(aqs syslog system. MongoDB creates the log file at the path you specify. .sp By default, MongoDB will move any existing log file rather than overwrite it. To instead append to the log file, set the \fI\%\-\-logappend\fP option. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-syslog Sends all logging output to the host\(aqs syslog system rather than to standard output or to a log file (\fI\%\-\-logpath\fP). .sp The \fI\%\-\-syslog\fP option is not supported on Windows. .sp \fBWARNING:\fP .INDENT 7.0 .INDENT 3.5 The \fBsyslog\fP daemon generates timestamps when it logs a message, not when MongoDB issues the message. This can lead to misleading timestamps for log entries, especially when the system is under heavy load. We recommend using the \fI\%\-\-logpath\fP option for production systems to ensure accurate timestamps. .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .sp Starting in version 4.2, MongoDB includes the component in its log messages to \fBsyslog\fP\&. .INDENT 7.0 .INDENT 3.5 .sp .nf .ft C \&... ACCESS [repl writer worker 5] Unsupported modification to roles collection ... .ft P .fi .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-syslogFacility \fIDefault\fP: user .sp Specifies the facility level used when logging messages to syslog. The value you specify must be supported by your operating system\(aqs implementation of syslog. To use this option, you must enable the \fI\%\-\-syslog\fP option. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-logappend Appends new entries to the end of the existing log file when the \fBmongod\fP instance restarts. Without this option, \fI\%mongod\fP will back up the existing log and create a new file. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-logRotate \fIDefault\fP: rename .sp New in version 3.0.0. .sp Determines the behavior for the \fBlogRotate\fP command. Specify either \fBrename\fP or \fBreopen\fP: .INDENT 7.0 .IP \(bu 2 \fBrename\fP renames the log file. .IP \(bu 2 \fBreopen\fP closes and reopens the log file following the typical Linux/Unix log rotate behavior. Use \fBreopen\fP when using the Linux/Unix logrotate utility to avoid log loss. .sp If you specify \fBreopen\fP, you must also use \fI\%\-\-logappend\fP\&. .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-timeStampFormat \fIDefault\fP: iso8601\-local .sp The time format for timestamps in log messages. Specify one of the following values: .TS center; |l|l|. _ T{ Value T} T{ Description T} _ T{ \fBctime\fP T} T{ Displays timestamps as \fBWed Dec 31 18:17:54.811\fP\&. T} _ T{ \fBiso8601\-utc\fP T} T{ Displays timestamps in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) in the ISO\-8601 format. For example, for New York at the start of the Epoch: \fB1970\-01\-01T00:00:00.000Z\fP T} _ T{ \fBiso8601\-local\fP T} T{ Displays timestamps in local time in the ISO\-8601 format. For example, for New York at the start of the Epoch: \fB1969\-12\-31T19:00:00.000\-0500\fP T} _ .TE .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-traceExceptions For internal diagnostic use only. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-pidfilepath Specifies a file location to hold the process ID of the \fBmongod\fP process where \fBmongod\fP will write its PID. This is useful for tracking the \fBmongod\fP process in combination with the \fI\%\-\-fork\fP option. Without a specified \fI\%\-\-pidfilepath\fP option, the process creates no PID file. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-keyFile Specifies the path to a key file that stores the shared secret that MongoDB instances use to authenticate to each other in a sharded cluster or replica set\&. \fI\%\-\-keyFile\fP implies \fI\%\-\-auth\fP\&. See inter\-process\-auth for more information. .sp Starting in MongoDB 4.2, keyfiles for internal membership authentication use YAML format to allow for multiple keys in a keyfile. The YAML format accepts content of: .INDENT 7.0 .IP \(bu 2 a single key string (same as in earlier versions), .IP \(bu 2 multiple key strings (each string must be enclosed in quotes), or .IP \(bu 2 sequence of key strings. .UNINDENT .sp The YAML format is compatible with the existing single\-key keyfiles that use the text file format. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-setParameter Specifies one of the MongoDB parameters described in /reference/parameters\&. You can specify multiple \fBsetParameter\fP fields. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-nounixsocket Disables listening on the UNIX domain socket. \fI\%\-\-nounixsocket\fP applies only to Unix\-based systems. .sp The \fBmongod\fP process always listens on the UNIX socket unless one of the following is true: .INDENT 7.0 .IP \(bu 2 \fI\%\-\-nounixsocket\fP is set .IP \(bu 2 \fBnet.bindIp\fP is not set .IP \(bu 2 \fBnet.bindIp\fP does not specify \fBlocalhost\fP or its associated IP address .UNINDENT .sp New in version 2.6: \fBmongod\fP installed from official \&.deb and \&.rpm packages have the \fBbind_ip\fP configuration set to \fB127.0.0.1\fP by default. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-unixSocketPrefix \fIDefault\fP: /tmp .sp The path for the UNIX socket. \fI\%\-\-unixSocketPrefix\fP applies only to Unix\-based systems. .sp If this option has no value, the \fBmongod\fP process creates a socket with \fB/tmp\fP as a prefix. MongoDB creates and listens on a UNIX socket unless one of the following is true: .INDENT 7.0 .IP \(bu 2 \fBnet.unixDomainSocket.enabled\fP is \fBfalse\fP .IP \(bu 2 \fI\%\-\-nounixsocket\fP is set .IP \(bu 2 \fBnet.bindIp\fP is not set .IP \(bu 2 \fBnet.bindIp\fP does not specify \fBlocalhost\fP or its associated IP address .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-filePermissions \fIDefault\fP: \fB0700\fP .sp Sets the permission for the UNIX domain socket file. .sp \fI\%\-\-filePermissions\fP applies only to Unix\-based systems. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-fork Enables a daemon mode that runs the \fBmongod\fP process in the background. By default \fBmongod\fP does not run as a daemon: typically you will run \fBmongod\fP as a daemon, either by using \fI\%\-\-fork\fP or by using a controlling process that handles the daemonization process (e.g. as with \fBupstart\fP and \fBsystemd\fP). .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-auth Enables authorization to control user\(aqs access to database resources and operations. When authorization is enabled, MongoDB requires all clients to authenticate themselves first in order to determine the access for the client. .sp Configure users via the mongo shell\&. If no users exist, the localhost interface will continue to have access to the database until you create the first user. .sp See Security for more information. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-noauth Disables authentication. Currently the default. Exists for future compatibility and clarity. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-transitionToAuth New in version 3.4: Allows the \fBmongod\fP to accept and create authenticated and non\-authenticated connections to and from other \fI\%mongod\fP and \fBmongos\fP instances in the deployment. Used for performing rolling transition of replica sets or sharded clusters from a no\-auth configuration to internal authentication\&. Requires specifying a internal authentication mechanism such as \fI\%\-\-keyFile\fP\&. .sp For example, if using keyfiles for internal authentication, the \fBmongod\fP creates an authenticated connection with any \fI\%mongod\fP or \fBmongos\fP in the deployment using a matching keyfile. If the security mechanisms do not match, the \fBmongod\fP utilizes a non\-authenticated connection instead. .sp A \fBmongod\fP running with \fI\%\-\-transitionToAuth\fP does not enforce user access controls\&. Users may connect to your deployment without any access control checks and perform read, write, and administrative operations. .sp \fBNOTE:\fP .INDENT 7.0 .INDENT 3.5 A \fBmongod\fP running with internal authentication and \fIwithout\fP \fI\%\-\-transitionToAuth\fP requires clients to connect using user access controls\&. Update clients to connect to the \fBmongod\fP using the appropriate user prior to restarting \fBmongod\fP without \fI\%\-\-transitionToAuth\fP\&. .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-cpu Forces the \fBmongod\fP process to report the percentage of CPU time in write lock, every four seconds. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-sysinfo Returns diagnostic system information and then exits. The information provides the page size, the number of physical pages, and the number of available physical pages. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-noscripting Disables the scripting engine. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-notablescan Forbids operations that require a collection scan. See \fBnotablescan\fP for additional information. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-shutdown The \fI\%\-\-shutdown\fP option cleanly and safely terminates the \fBmongod\fP process. When invoking \fBmongod\fP with this option you must set the \fI\%\-\-dbpath\fP option either directly or by way of the configuration file and the \fI\%\-\-config\fP option. .sp The \fI\%\-\-shutdown\fP option is available only on Linux systems. .sp For additional ways to shut down, see also terminate\-mongod\-processes\&. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-redactClientLogData New in version 3.4: Available in MongoDB Enterprise only. .sp A \fBmongod\fP running with \fI\%\-\-redactClientLogData\fP redacts any message accompanying a given log event before logging. This prevents the \fBmongod\fP from writing potentially sensitive data stored on the database to the diagnostic log. Metadata such as error or operation codes, line numbers, and source file names are still visible in the logs. .sp Use \fI\%\-\-redactClientLogData\fP in conjunction with /core/security\-encryption\-at\-rest and /core/security\-transport\-encryption to assist compliance with regulatory requirements. .sp For example, a MongoDB deployment might store Personally Identifiable Information (PII) in one or more collections. The \fBmongod\fP logs events such as those related to CRUD operations, sharding metadata, etc. It is possible that the \fBmongod\fP may expose PII as a part of these logging operations. A \fBmongod\fP running with \fI\%\-\-redactClientLogData\fP removes any message accompanying these events before being output to the log, effectively removing the PII. .sp Diagnostics on a \fBmongod\fP running with \fI\%\-\-redactClientLogData\fP may be more difficult due to the lack of data related to a log event. See the process logging manual page for an example of the effect of \fI\%\-\-redactClientLogData\fP on log output. .sp You can enable or disable log redaction on a running \fBmongod\fP using the \fBsetParameter\fP database command. .INDENT 7.0 .INDENT 3.5 .sp .nf .ft C db.adminCommand( { setParameter: 1, redactClientLogData : true | false } ) .ft P .fi .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-networkMessageCompressors \fIDefault\fP: snappy,zstd,zlib .sp New in version 3.4. .sp Specifies the default compressor(s) to use for communication between this \fBmongod\fP instance and: .INDENT 7.0 .IP \(bu 2 other members of the deployment if the instance is part of a replica set or a sharded cluster .IP \(bu 2 a \fBmongo\fP shell .IP \(bu 2 drivers that support the \fBOP_COMPRESSED\fP message format. .UNINDENT .sp MongoDB supports the following compressors: .INDENT 7.0 .IP \(bu 2 snappy .IP \(bu 2 zlib (Available starting in MongoDB 3.6) .IP \(bu 2 zstd (Available starting in MongoDB 4.2) .UNINDENT .sp \fBIn versions 3.6 and 4.0\fP, \fI\%mongod\fP and \fBmongos\fP enable network compression by default with \fBsnappy\fP as the compressor. .sp \fBStarting in version 4.2\fP, \fI\%mongod\fP and \fBmongos\fP instances default to both \fBsnappy,zstd,zlib\fP compressors, in that order. .sp To disable network compression, set the value to \fBdisabled\fP\&. .sp \fBIMPORTANT:\fP .INDENT 7.0 .INDENT 3.5 Messages are compressed when both parties enable network compression. Otherwise, messages between the parties are uncompressed. .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .sp If you specify multiple compressors, then the order in which you list the compressors matter as well as the communication initiator. For example, if a \fBmongo\fP shell specifies the following network compressors \fBzlib,snappy\fP and the \fI\%mongod\fP specifies \fBsnappy,zlib\fP, messages between \fBmongo\fP shell and \fI\%mongod\fP uses \fBzlib\fP\&. .sp If the parties do not share at least one common compressor, messages between the parties are uncompressed. For example, if a \fBmongo\fP shell specifies the network compressor \fBzlib\fP and \fI\%mongod\fP specifies \fBsnappy\fP, messages between \fBmongo\fP shell and \fI\%mongod\fP are not compressed. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-timeZoneInfo The full path from which to load the time zone database. If this option is not provided, then MongoDB will use its built\-in time zone database. .sp The configuration file included with Linux and macOS packages sets the time zone database path to \fB/usr/share/zoneinfo\fP by default. .sp The built\-in time zone database is a copy of the \fI\%Olson/IANA time zone database\fP\&. It is updated along with MongoDB releases, but the release cycle of the time zone database differs from the release cycle of MongoDB. A copy of the most recent release of the time zone database can be downloaded from \fI\%https://downloads.mongodb.org/olson_tz_db/timezonedb\-latest.zip\fP\&. .INDENT 7.0 .INDENT 3.5 .sp .nf .ft C wget https://downloads.mongodb.org/olson_tz_db/timezonedb\-latest.zip unzip timezonedb\-latest.zip mongod \-\-timeZoneInfo timezonedb\-2017b/ .ft P .fi .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .sp \fBSEE ALSO:\fP .INDENT 7.0 .INDENT 3.5 \fBprocessManagement.timeZoneInfo\fP\&. .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-serviceExecutor \fIDefault\fP: synchronous .sp New in version 3.6. .sp Determines the threading and execution model \fBmongod\fP uses to execute client requests. The \fB\-\-serviceExecutor\fP option accepts one of the following values: .TS center; |l|l|. _ T{ Value T} T{ Description T} _ T{ \fBsynchronous\fP T} T{ The \fBmongod\fP uses synchronous networking and manages its networking thread pool on a per connection basis. Previous versions of MongoDB managed threads in this way. T} _ T{ \fBadaptive\fP T} T{ The \fBmongod\fP uses the new experimental asynchronous networking mode with an adaptive thread pool which manages threads on a per request basis. This mode should have more consistent performance and use less resources when there are more inactive connections than database requests. T} _ .TE .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-outputConfig New in version 4.2. .sp Outputs the resolved YAML configuration document for the \fBmongod\fP to \fBstdout\fP and halts the \fBmongod\fP instance. For configuration options using externally\-sourced\-values, \fI\%\-\-outputConfig\fP returns the resolved value for those options. This may include any configured passwords or secrets previously obfuscated through the external source. .UNINDENT .SS Free Monitoring .sp New in version 4.0. .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-enableFreeMonitoring New in version 4.0: Available for MongoDB Community Edition. .sp Enables or disables free MongoDB Cloud monitoring\&. \fI\%\-\-enableFreeMonitoring\fP accepts the following values: .TS center; |l|l|. _ T{ \fBruntime\fP T} T{ Default. You can enable or disable free monitoring during runtime. .sp To enable or disable free monitoring during runtime, see \fBdb.enableFreeMonitoring()\fP and \fBdb.disableFreeMonitoring()\fP\&. .sp To enable or disable free monitoring during runtime when running with access control, users must have required privileges. See \fBdb.enableFreeMonitoring()\fP and \fBdb.disableFreeMonitoring()\fP for details. T} _ T{ \fBon\fP T} T{ Enables free monitoring at startup; i.e. registers for free monitoring. When enabled at startup, you cannot disable free monitoring during runtime. T} _ T{ \fBoff\fP T} T{ Disables free monitoring at startup, regardless of whether you have previously registered for free monitoring. When disabled at startup, you cannot enable free monitoring during runtime. T} _ .TE .sp Once enabled, the free monitoring state remains enabled until explicitly disabled. That is, you do not need to re\-enable each time you start the server. .sp For the corresponding configuration file setting, see \fBcloud.monitoring.free.state\fP\&. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-freeMonitoringTag New in version 4.0: Available for MongoDB Community Edition. .sp Optional tag to describe environment context. The tag can be sent as part of the free MongoDB Cloud monitoring registration at start up. .sp For the corresponding configuration file setting, see \fBcloud.monitoring.free.tags\fP\&. .UNINDENT .SS LDAP Authentication or Authorization Options .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-ldapServers :,:,...,: New in version 3.4: Available in MongoDB Enterprise only. .sp The LDAP server against which the \fBmongod\fP executes LDAP operations against to authenticate users or determine what actions a user is authorized to perform on a given database. If the LDAP server specified has any replicated instances, you may specify the host and port of each replicated server in a comma\-delimited list. .sp If your LDAP infrastrucure partitions the LDAP directory over multiple LDAP servers, specify \fIone\fP LDAP server any of its replicated instances to \fI\%\-\-ldapServers\fP\&. MongoDB supports following LDAP referrals as defined in \fI\%RFC 4511 4.1.10\fP\&. Do not use \fI\%\-\-ldapServers\fP for listing every LDAP server in your infrastructure. .sp This setting can be configured on a running \fBmongod\fP using \fBsetParameter\fP\&. .sp If unset, \fBmongod\fP cannot use LDAP authentication or authorization\&. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-ldapQueryUser New in version 3.4: Available in MongoDB Enterprise only. .sp The identity with which \fBmongod\fP binds as, when connecting to or performing queries on an LDAP server. .sp Only required if any of the following are true: .INDENT 7.0 .IP \(bu 2 Using LDAP authorization\&. .IP \(bu 2 Using an LDAP query for \fI\%username transformation\fP\&. .IP \(bu 2 The LDAP server disallows anonymous binds .UNINDENT .sp You must use \fI\%\-\-ldapQueryUser\fP with \fI\%\-\-ldapQueryPassword\fP\&. .sp If unset, \fBmongod\fP will not attempt to bind to the LDAP server. .sp This setting can be configured on a running \fBmongod\fP using \fBsetParameter\fP\&. .sp \fBNOTE:\fP .INDENT 7.0 .INDENT 3.5 Windows MongoDB deployments can use \fI\%\-\-ldapBindWithOSDefaults\fP instead of \fI\%\-\-ldapQueryUser\fP and \fI\%\-\-ldapQueryPassword\fP\&. You cannot specify both \fI\%\-\-ldapQueryUser\fP and \fI\%\-\-ldapBindWithOSDefaults\fP at the same time. .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-ldapQueryPassword New in version 3.4: Available in MongoDB Enterprise only. .sp The password used to bind to an LDAP server when using \fI\%\-\-ldapQueryUser\fP\&. You must use \fI\%\-\-ldapQueryPassword\fP with \fI\%\-\-ldapQueryUser\fP\&. .sp If unset, \fBmongod\fP will not attempt to bind to the LDAP server. .sp This setting can be configured on a running \fBmongod\fP using \fBsetParameter\fP\&. .sp \fBNOTE:\fP .INDENT 7.0 .INDENT 3.5 Windows MongoDB deployments can use \fI\%\-\-ldapBindWithOSDefaults\fP instead of \fI\%\-\-ldapQueryPassword\fP and \fI\%\-\-ldapQueryPassword\fP\&. You cannot specify both \fI\%\-\-ldapQueryPassword\fP and \fI\%\-\-ldapBindWithOSDefaults\fP at the same time. .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-ldapBindWithOSDefaults \fIDefault\fP: False .sp New in version 3.4: Available in MongoDB Enterprise for the Windows platform only. .sp Allows \fBmongod\fP to authenticate, or bind, using your Windows login credentials when connecting to the LDAP server. .sp Only required if: .INDENT 7.0 .IP \(bu 2 Using LDAP authorization\&. .IP \(bu 2 Using an LDAP query for \fI\%username transformation\fP\&. .IP \(bu 2 The LDAP server disallows anonymous binds .UNINDENT .sp Use \fI\%\-\-ldapBindWithOSDefaults\fP to replace \fI\%\-\-ldapQueryUser\fP and \fI\%\-\-ldapQueryPassword\fP\&. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-ldapBindMethod \fIDefault\fP: simple .sp New in version 3.4: Available in MongoDB Enterprise only. .sp The method \fBmongod\fP uses to authenticate to an LDAP server. Use with \fI\%\-\-ldapQueryUser\fP and \fI\%\-\-ldapQueryPassword\fP to connect to the LDAP server. .sp \fI\%\-\-ldapBindMethod\fP supports the following values: .INDENT 7.0 .IP \(bu 2 \fBsimple\fP \- \fBmongod\fP uses simple authentication. .IP \(bu 2 \fBsasl\fP \- \fBmongod\fP uses SASL protocol for authentication .UNINDENT .sp If you specify \fBsasl\fP, you can configure the available SASL mechanisms using \fI\%\-\-ldapBindSASLMechanisms\fP\&. \fBmongod\fP defaults to using \fBDIGEST\-MD5\fP mechanism. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-ldapBindSASLMechanisms \fIDefault\fP: DIGEST\-MD5 .sp New in version 3.4: Available in MongoDB Enterprise only. .sp A comma\-separated list of SASL mechanisms \fBmongod\fP can use when authenticating to the LDAP server. The \fBmongod\fP and the LDAP server must agree on at least one mechanism. The \fBmongod\fP dynamically loads any SASL mechanism libraries installed on the host machine at runtime. .sp Install and configure the appropriate libraries for the selected SASL mechanism(s) on both the \fBmongod\fP host and the remote LDAP server host. Your operating system may include certain SASL libraries by default. Defer to the documentation associated with each SASL mechanism for guidance on installation and configuration. .sp If using the \fBGSSAPI\fP SASL mechanism for use with security\-kerberos, verify the following for the \fBmongod\fP host machine: .INDENT 7.0 .TP .B \fBLinux\fP .INDENT 7.0 .IP \(bu 2 The \fBKRB5_CLIENT_KTNAME\fP environment variable resolves to the name of the client keytab\-files for the host machine. For more on Kerberos environment variables, please defer to the \fI\%Kerberos documentation\fP\&. .IP \(bu 2 The client keytab includes a kerberos\-user\-principal for the \fBmongod\fP to use when connecting to the LDAP server and execute LDAP queries. .UNINDENT .TP .B \fBWindows\fP If connecting to an Active Directory server, the Windows Kerberos configuration automatically generates a \fI\%Ticket\-Granting\-Ticket\fP when the user logs onto the system. Set \fI\%\-\-ldapBindWithOSDefaults\fP to \fBtrue\fP to allow \fBmongod\fP to use the generated credentials when connecting to the Active Directory server and execute queries. .UNINDENT .sp Set \fI\%\-\-ldapBindMethod\fP to \fBsasl\fP to use this option. .sp \fBNOTE:\fP .INDENT 7.0 .INDENT 3.5 For a complete list of SASL mechanisms see the \fI\%IANA listing\fP\&. Defer to the documentation for your LDAP or Active Directory service for identifying the SASL mechanisms compatible with the service. .sp MongoDB is not a source of SASL mechanism libraries, nor is the MongoDB documentation a definitive source for installing or configuring any given SASL mechanism. For documentation and support, defer to the SASL mechanism library vendor or owner. .sp For more information on SASL, defer to the following resources: .INDENT 0.0 .IP \(bu 2 For Linux, please see the \fI\%Cyrus SASL documentation\fP\&. .IP \(bu 2 For Windows, please see the \fI\%Windows SASL documentation\fP\&. .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-ldapTransportSecurity \fIDefault\fP: tls .sp New in version 3.4: Available in MongoDB Enterprise only. .sp By default, \fBmongod\fP creates a TLS/SSL secured connection to the LDAP server. .sp For Linux deployments, you must configure the appropriate TLS Options in \fB/etc/openldap/ldap.conf\fP file. Your operating system\(aqs package manager creates this file as part of the MongoDB Enterprise installation, via the \fBlibldap\fP dependency. See the documentation for \fBTLS Options\fP in the \fI\%ldap.conf OpenLDAP documentation\fP for more complete instructions. .sp For Windows deployment, you must add the LDAP server CA certificates to the Windows certificate management tool. The exact name and functionality of the tool may vary depending on operating system version. Please see the documentation for your version of Windows for more information on certificate management. .sp Set \fI\%\-\-ldapTransportSecurity\fP to \fBnone\fP to disable TLS/SSL between \fBmongod\fP and the LDAP server. .sp \fBWARNING:\fP .INDENT 7.0 .INDENT 3.5 Setting \fI\%\-\-ldapTransportSecurity\fP to \fBnone\fP transmits plaintext information and possibly credentials between \fBmongod\fP and the LDAP server. .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-ldapTimeoutMS \fIDefault\fP: 10000 .sp New in version 3.4: Available in MongoDB Enterprise only. .sp The amount of time in milliseconds \fBmongod\fP should wait for an LDAP server to respond to a request. .sp Increasing the value of \fI\%\-\-ldapTimeoutMS\fP may prevent connection failure between the MongoDB server and the LDAP server, if the source of the failure is a connection timeout. Decreasing the value of \fI\%\-\-ldapTimeoutMS\fP reduces the time MongoDB waits for a response from the LDAP server. .sp This setting can be configured on a running \fBmongod\fP using \fBsetParameter\fP\&. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-ldapUserToDNMapping New in version 3.4: Available in MongoDB Enterprise only. .sp Maps the username provided to \fBmongod\fP for authentication to a LDAP Distinguished Name (DN). You may need to use \fI\%\-\-ldapUserToDNMapping\fP to transform a username into an LDAP DN in the following scenarios: .INDENT 7.0 .IP \(bu 2 Performing LDAP authentication with simple LDAP binding, where users authenticate to MongoDB with usernames that are not full LDAP DNs. .IP \(bu 2 Using an \fI\%LDAP authorization query template\fP that requires a DN. .IP \(bu 2 Transforming the usernames of clients authenticating to Mongo DB using different authentication mechanisms (e.g. x.509, kerberos) to a full LDAP DN for authorization. .UNINDENT .sp \fI\%\-\-ldapUserToDNMapping\fP expects a quote\-enclosed JSON\-string representing an ordered array of documents. Each document contains a regular expression \fBmatch\fP and either a \fBsubstitution\fP or \fBldapQuery\fP template used for transforming the incoming username. .sp Each document in the array has the following form: .INDENT 7.0 .INDENT 3.5 .sp .nf .ft C { match: "" substitution: "" | ldapQuery: "" } .ft P .fi .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .TS center; |l|l|l|. _ T{ Field T} T{ Description T} T{ Example T} _ T{ \fBmatch\fP T} T{ An ECMAScript\-formatted regular expression (regex) to match against a provided username. Each parenthesis\-enclosed section represents a regex capture group used by \fBsubstitution\fP or \fBldapQuery\fP\&. T} T{ \fB"(.+)ENGINEERING"\fP \fB"(.+)DBA"\fP T} _ T{ \fBsubstitution\fP T} T{ An LDAP distinguished name (DN) formatting template that converts the authentication name matched by the \fBmatch\fP regex into a LDAP DN. Each curly bracket\-enclosed numeric value is replaced by the corresponding \fI\%regex capture group\fP extracted from the authentication username via the \fBmatch\fP regex. .sp The result of the substitution must be an \fI\%RFC4514\fP escaped string. T} T{ \fB"cn={0},ou=engineering, dc=example,dc=com"\fP T} _ T{ \fBldapQuery\fP T} T{ A LDAP query formatting template that inserts the authentication name matched by the \fBmatch\fP regex into an LDAP query URI encoded respecting RFC4515 and RFC4516. Each curly bracket\-enclosed numeric value is replaced by the corresponding \fI\%regex capture group\fP extracted from the authentication username via the \fBmatch\fP expression. \fBmongod\fP executes the query against the LDAP server to retrieve the LDAP DN for the authenticated user. \fBmongod\fP requires exactly one returned result for the transformation to be successful, or \fBmongod\fP skips this transformation. T} T{ \fB"ou=engineering,dc=example, dc=com??one?(user={0})"\fP T} _ .TE .sp \fBNOTE:\fP .INDENT 7.0 .INDENT 3.5 An explanation of \fI\%RFC4514\fP, \fI\%RFC4515\fP, \fI\%RFC4516\fP, or LDAP queries is out of scope for the MongoDB Documentation. Please review the RFC directly or use your preferred LDAP resource. .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .sp For each document in the array, you must use either \fBsubstitution\fP or \fBldapQuery\fP\&. You \fIcannot\fP specify both in the same document. .sp When performing authentication or authorization, \fBmongod\fP steps through each document in the array in the given order, checking the authentication username against the \fBmatch\fP filter. If a match is found, \fBmongod\fP applies the transformation and uses the output for authenticating the user. \fBmongod\fP does not check the remaining documents in the array. .sp If the given document does not match the provided authentication name, or the transformation described by the document fails, \fBmongod\fP continues through the list of documents to find additional matches. If no matches are found in any document, \fBmongod\fP returns an error. .INDENT 7.0 .INDENT 3.5 .SS Example .sp The following shows two transformation documents. The first document matches against any string ending in \fB@ENGINEERING\fP, placing anything preceeding the suffix into a regex capture group. The second document matches against any string ending in \fB@DBA\fP, placing anything preceeding the suffix into a regex capture group. .sp \fBIMPORTANT:\fP .INDENT 0.0 .INDENT 3.5 You must pass the array to \fI\%\-\-ldapUserToDNMapping\fP as a string. .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .INDENT 3.5 .sp .nf .ft C "[ { match: "(.+)@ENGINEERING.EXAMPLE.COM", substitution: "cn={0},ou=engineering,dc=example,dc=com" }, { match: "(.+)@DBA.EXAMPLE.COM", ldapQuery: "ou=dba,dc=example,dc=com??one?(user={0})" } ]" .ft P .fi .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .sp A user with username \fBalice@ENGINEERING.EXAMPLE.COM\fP matches the first document. The regex capture group \fB{0}\fP corresponds to the string \fBalice\fP\&. The resulting output is the DN \fB"cn=alice,ou=engineering,dc=example,dc=com"\fP\&. .sp A user with username \fBbob@DBA.EXAMPLE.COM\fP matches the second document. The regex capture group \fB{0}\fP corresponds to the string \fBbob\fP\&. The resulting output is the LDAP query \fB"ou=dba,dc=example,dc=com??one?(user=bob)"\fP\&. \fBmongod\fP executes this query against the LDAP server, returning the result \fB"cn=bob,ou=dba,dc=example,dc=com"\fP\&. .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .sp If \fI\%\-\-ldapUserToDNMapping\fP is unset, \fBmongod\fP applies no transformations to the username when attempting to authenticate or authorize a user against the LDAP server. .sp This setting can be configured on a running \fBmongod\fP using the \fBsetParameter\fP database command. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-ldapAuthzQueryTemplate New in version 3.4: Available in MongoDB Enterprise only. .sp A relative LDAP query URL formatted conforming to \fI\%RFC4515\fP and \fI\%RFC4516\fP that \fBmongod\fP executes to obtain the LDAP groups to which the authenticated user belongs to. The query is relative to the host or hosts specified in \fI\%\-\-ldapServers\fP\&. .sp Use the \fB{USER}\fP placeholder in the URL to substitute the authenticated username, or the transformed username if a \fI\%username mapping\fP is specified. .sp When constructing the query URL, ensure that the order of LDAP parameters respects RFC4516: .INDENT 7.0 .INDENT 3.5 .sp .nf .ft C [ dn [ ? [attributes] [ ? [scope] [ ? [filter] [ ? [Extensions] ] ] ] ] ] .ft P .fi .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .sp If your query includes an attribute, \fBmongod\fP assumes that the query retrieves a the DNs which this entity is member of. .sp If your query does not include an attribute, \fBmongod\fP assumes the query retrieves all entities which the user is member of. .sp For each LDAP DN returned by the query, \fBmongod\fP assigns the authorized user a corresponding role on the \fBadmin\fP database. If a role on the on the \fBadmin\fP database exactly matches the DN, \fBmongod\fP grants the user the roles and privileges assigned to that role. See the \fBdb.createRole()\fP method for more information on creating roles. .INDENT 7.0 .INDENT 3.5 .SS Example .sp This LDAP query returns any groups listed in the LDAP user object\(aqs \fBmemberOf\fP attribute. .INDENT 0.0 .INDENT 3.5 .sp .nf .ft C "{USER}?memberOf?base" .ft P .fi .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .sp Your LDAP configuration may not include the \fBmemberOf\fP attribute as part of the user schema, may possess a different attribute for reporting group membership, or may not track group membership through attributes. Configure your query with respect to your own unique LDAP configuration. .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .sp If unset, \fBmongod\fP cannot authorize users using LDAP. .sp This setting can be configured on a running \fBmongod\fP using the \fBsetParameter\fP database command. .sp \fBNOTE:\fP .INDENT 7.0 .INDENT 3.5 An explanation of \fI\%RFC4515\fP, \fI\%RFC4516\fP or LDAP queries is out of scope for the MongoDB Documentation. Please review the RFC directly or use your preferred LDAP resource. .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .SS Storage Options .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-storageEngine string \fIDefault\fP: \fBwiredTiger\fP .sp \fBNOTE:\fP .INDENT 7.0 .INDENT 3.5 Starting in version 4.2, MongoDB removes the deprecated MMAPv1 storage engine. .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .sp Specifies the storage engine for the \fBmongod\fP database. Available values include: .TS center; |l|l|. _ T{ Value T} T{ Description T} _ T{ \fBwiredTiger\fP T} T{ To specify the /core/wiredtiger\&. T} _ T{ \fBinMemory\fP T} T{ To specify the /core/inmemory\&. .sp New in version 3.2: Available in MongoDB Enterprise only. T} _ .TE .sp If you attempt to start a \fBmongod\fP with a \fI\%\-\-dbpath\fP that contains data files produced by a storage engine other than the one specified by \fI\%\-\-storageEngine\fP, \fBmongod\fP will refuse to start. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-dbpath \fIDefault\fP: \fB/data/db\fP on Linux and macOS, \fB\edata\edb\fP on Windows .sp The directory where the \fBmongod\fP instance stores its data. .sp If you installed MongoDB using a package management system, check the \fB/etc/mongod.conf\fP file provided by your packages to see the directory is specified. .sp Changed in version 3.0: The files in \fI\%\-\-dbpath\fP must correspond to the storage engine specified in \fI\%\-\-storageEngine\fP\&. If the data files do not correspond to \fI\%\-\-storageEngine\fP, \fBmongod\fP will refuse to start. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-directoryperdb Uses a separate directory to store data for each database. The directories are under the \fI\%\-\-dbpath\fP directory, and each subdirectory name corresponds to the database name. .sp Changed in version 3.0: To change the \fI\%\-\-directoryperdb\fP option for existing deployments, you must restart the \fI\%mongod\fP instances with the new \fI\%\-\-directoryperdb\fP value \fBand\fP a new data directory (\fI\%\-\-dbpath \fP), and then repopulate the data. .INDENT 7.0 .IP \(bu 2 For standalone instances, you can use \fBmongodump\fP on the existing instance, stop the instance, restart with the new \fI\%\-\-directoryperdb\fP value \fBand\fP a new data directory, and use \fBmongorestore\fP to populate the new data directory. .IP \(bu 2 For replica sets, you can update in a rolling manner by stopping a secondary member, restart with the new \fI\%\-\-directoryperdb\fP value \fBand\fP a new data directory, and use initial sync to populate the new data directory. To update all members, start with the secondary members first. Then step down the primary, and update the stepped\-down member. .UNINDENT .sp Not available for \fI\%mongod\fP instances that use the in\-memory storage engine\&. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-noIndexBuildRetry Changed in version 4.0: \fI\%\-\-noIndexBuildRetry\fP cannot be used in conjunction with \fI\%\-\-replSet\fP; i.e., you cannot use \fI\%\-\-noIndexBuildRetry\fP for a \fI\%mongod\fP instance that is part of a replica set. .sp Stops the \fBmongod\fP \fBstandalone\fP instance from rebuilding incomplete indexes on the next start up. This applies in cases where the \fBmongod\fP restarts after it has shut down or stopped in the middle of an index build. In such cases, the \fBmongod\fP always removes any incomplete indexes, and then also, by default, attempts to rebuild them. To stop the \fBmongod\fP from rebuilding incomplete indexes on start up, include this option on the command\-line. .sp The \fI\%\-\-noIndexBuildRetry\fP only applies to standalones. .sp Not available for \fI\%mongod\fP instances that use the in\-memory storage engine\&. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-nssize \fIDefault\fP: 16 .sp Specifies the default size for namespace files, which are files that end in \fB\&.ns\fP\&. Each collection and index counts as a namespace. .sp Use this setting to control size for newly created namespace files. This option has no impact on existing files. The maximum size for a namespace file is 2047 megabytes. The default value of 16 megabytes provides for approximately 24,000 namespaces. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-quota Enables a maximum limit for the number data files each database can have. When running with the \fI\%\-\-quota\fP option, MongoDB has a maximum of 8 data files per database. Adjust the quota with \fI\%\-\-quotaFiles\fP\&. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-quotaFiles \fIDefault\fP: 8 .sp Modifies the limit on the number of data files per database. \fI\%\-\-quotaFiles\fP option requires that you set \fI\%\-\-quota\fP\&. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-smallfiles Sets MongoDB to use a smaller default file size. The \fI\%\-\-smallfiles\fP option reduces the initial size for data files and limits the maximum size to 512 megabytes. \fI\%\-\-smallfiles\fP also reduces the size of each journal file from 1 gigabyte to 128 megabytes. Use \fI\%\-\-smallfiles\fP if you have a large number of databases that each holds a small quantity of data. .sp The \fI\%\-\-smallfiles\fP option can lead the \fBmongod\fP instance to create a large number of files, which can affect performance for larger databases. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-syncdelay \fIDefault\fP: 60 .sp Controls how much time can pass before MongoDB flushes data to the data files via an fsync operation. .sp \fBDo not set this value on production systems.\fP In almost every situation, you should use the default setting. .sp \fBWARNING:\fP .INDENT 7.0 .INDENT 3.5 If you set \fI\%\-\-syncdelay\fP to \fB0\fP, MongoDB will not sync the memory mapped files to disk. .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .sp The \fBmongod\fP process writes data very quickly to the journal and lazily to the data files. \fI\%\-\-syncdelay\fP has no effect on the \fBjournal\fP files or journaling, but if \fI\%\-\-syncdelay\fP is set to \fB0\fP the journal will eventually consume all available disk space. If you set \fI\%\-\-syncdelay\fP to \fB0\fP for testing purposes, you should also set \fI\%\-\-nojournal\fP to \fBtrue\fP\&. .sp The \fBserverStatus\fP command reports the background flush thread\(aqs status via the \fBbackgroundFlushing\fP field. .sp Not available for \fI\%mongod\fP instances that use the in\-memory storage engine\&. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-upgrade Upgrades the on\-disk data format of the files specified by the \fI\%\-\-dbpath\fP to the latest version, if needed. .sp This option only affects the operation of the \fBmongod\fP if the data files are in an old format. .sp In most cases you should not set this value, so you can exercise the most control over your upgrade process. See the MongoDB release notes for more information about the upgrade process. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-repair Changed in version 4.0.3. .sp Runs a repair routine on all databases for a \fI\%mongod\fP instance. The operation attempts to salvage corrupt data as well as rebuilds all the indexes. The operation discards any corrupt data that cannot be salvaged. .INDENT 7.0 .INDENT 3.5 .SS Tip .sp If you are running with journaling enabled, there is almost never any need to run repair since the server can use the journal files to restore the data files to a clean state automatically. However, you may need to run repair in cases where you need to recover from a disk\-level data corruption. .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .sp \fBWARNING:\fP .INDENT 7.0 .INDENT 3.5 .INDENT 0.0 .IP \(bu 2 Only use \fI\%mongod \-\-repair\fP if you have no other options. The operation removes and does not save any corrupt data during the repair process. .IP \(bu 2 Avoid running \fI\%\-\-repair\fP against a replica set member: .INDENT 2.0 .IP \(bu 2 To repair a replica set member, if you have an intact copy of your data available (e.g. a recent backup or an intact member of the replica set), restore from that intact copy instead(see /tutorial/resync\-replica\-set\-member). .IP \(bu 2 If you do choose to run \fI\%mongod \-\-repair\fP against a replica set member and the operation modifies the data or the metadata, you must still perform a full resync in order for the member to rejoin the replica set. .UNINDENT .IP \(bu 2 Before using \fI\%\-\-repair\fP, make a backup copy of the \fI\%dbpath\fP directory. .IP \(bu 2 If repair fails to complete for any reason, you must restart the instance using the \fI\%\-\-repair\fP option. .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-journal Enables the durability journal to ensure data files remain valid and recoverable. This option applies only when you specify the \fI\%\-\-dbpath\fP option. \fBmongod\fP enables journaling by default. .sp Not available for \fI\%mongod\fP instances that use the in\-memory storage engine\&. .sp If any voting member of a replica set uses the in\-memory storage engine, you must set \fBwriteConcernMajorityJournalDefault\fP to \fBfalse\fP\&. .sp Starting in version 4.2, if a replica set member uses the in\-memory storage engine (voting or non\-voting) but the replica set has \fBwriteConcernMajorityJournalDefault\fP set to true, the replica set member logs a startup warning. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-nojournal Disables journaling\&. \fBmongod\fP enables journaling by default. .sp Not available for \fI\%mongod\fP instances that use the in\-memory storage engine\&. .sp Starting in MongoDB 4.0, you cannot specify \fI\%\-\-nojournal\fP option or \fBstorage.journal.enabled: false\fP for replica set members that use the WiredTiger storage engine. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-journalOptions Provides functionality for testing. Not for general use, and will affect data file integrity in the case of abnormal system shutdown. .sp Not available for \fI\%mongod\fP instances that use the in\-memory storage engine\&. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-journalCommitInterval \fIDefault\fP: 100 or 30 .sp Changed in version 3.2. .sp The maximum amount of time in milliseconds that the \fBmongod\fP process allows between journal operations. Values can range from 1 to 500 milliseconds. Lower values increase the durability of the journal, at the expense of disk performance. The default journal commit interval is 100 milliseconds. .sp On WiredTiger, the default journal commit interval is 100 milliseconds. Additionally, a write with \fBj:true\fP will cause an immediate sync of the journal. .sp Not available for \fI\%mongod\fP instances that use the in\-memory storage engine\&. .UNINDENT .SS WiredTiger Options .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-wiredTigerCacheSizeGB Defines the maximum size of the internal cache that WiredTiger will use for all data. The memory consumed by an index build (see \fBmaxIndexBuildMemoryUsageMegabytes\fP) is separate from the WiredTiger cache memory. .sp Starting in MongoDB 3.4, \fI\%\-\-wiredTigerCacheSizeGB\fP values can range from 0.25 GB to 10000 GB and can be a float. .sp Starting in MongoDB 3.4, the default WiredTiger internal cache size is the larger of either: .INDENT 7.0 .IP \(bu 2 50% of (RAM \- 1 GB), or .IP \(bu 2 256 MB. .UNINDENT .sp For example, on a system with a total of 4GB of RAM the WiredTiger cache will use 1.5GB of RAM (\fB0.5 * (4 GB \- 1 GB) = 1.5 GB\fP). Conversely, a system with a total of 1.25 GB of RAM will allocate 256 MB to the WiredTiger cache because that is more than half of the total RAM minus one gigabyte (\fB0.5 * (1.25 GB \- 1 GB) = 128 MB < 256 MB\fP). .sp Avoid increasing the WiredTiger internal cache size above its default value. .sp With WiredTiger, MongoDB utilizes both the WiredTiger internal cache and the filesystem cache. .sp Via the filesystem cache, MongoDB automatically uses all free memory that is not used by the WiredTiger cache or by other processes. .sp \fBNOTE:\fP .INDENT 7.0 .INDENT 3.5 The \fI\%\-\-wiredTigerCacheSizeGB\fP limits the size of the WiredTiger internal cache. The operating system will use the available free memory for filesystem cache, which allows the compressed MongoDB data files to stay in memory. In addition, the operating system will use any free RAM to buffer file system blocks and file system cache. .sp To accommodate the additional consumers of RAM, you may have to decrease WiredTiger internal cache size. .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .sp The default WiredTiger internal cache size value assumes that there is a single \fI\%mongod\fP instance per machine. If a single machine contains multiple MongoDB instances, then you should decrease the setting to accommodate the other \fI\%mongod\fP instances. .sp If you run \fI\%mongod\fP in a container (e.g. \fBlxc\fP, \fBcgroups\fP, Docker, etc.) that does \fInot\fP have access to all of the RAM available in a system, you must set \fI\%\-\-wiredTigerCacheSizeGB\fP to a value less than the amount of RAM available in the container. The exact amount depends on the other processes running in the container. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-wiredTigerJournalCompressor \fIDefault\fP: snappy .sp New in version 3.0.0. .sp Specifies the type of compression to use to compress WiredTiger journal data. .sp Available compressors are: .INDENT 7.0 .IP \(bu 2 \fBnone\fP .IP \(bu 2 snappy .IP \(bu 2 zlib .IP \(bu 2 zstd (Available starting in MongoDB 4.2) .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-wiredTigerDirectoryForIndexes New in version 3.0.0. .sp When you start \fBmongod\fP with \fI\%\-\-wiredTigerDirectoryForIndexes\fP, \fBmongod\fP stores indexes and collections in separate subdirectories under the data (i.e. \fI\%\-\-dbpath\fP) directory. Specifically, \fBmongod\fP stores the indexes in a subdirectory named \fBindex\fP and the collection data in a subdirectory named \fBcollection\fP\&. .sp By using a symbolic link, you can specify a different location for the indexes. Specifically, when \fI\%mongod\fP instance is \fBnot\fP running, move the \fBindex\fP subdirectory to the destination and create a symbolic link named \fBindex\fP under the data directory to the new destination. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-wiredTigerCollectionBlockCompressor \fIDefault\fP: snappy .sp New in version 3.0.0. .sp Specifies the default compression for collection data. You can override this on a per\-collection basis when creating collections. .sp Available compressors are: .INDENT 7.0 .IP \(bu 2 \fBnone\fP .IP \(bu 2 snappy .IP \(bu 2 zlib .IP \(bu 2 zstd (Available starting MongoDB 4.2) .UNINDENT .sp \fI\%\-\-wiredTigerCollectionBlockCompressor\fP affects all collections created. If you change the value of \fI\%\-\-wiredTigerCollectionBlockCompressor\fP on an existing MongoDB deployment, all new collections will use the specified compressor. Existing collections will continue to use the compressor specified when they were created, or the default compressor at that time. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-wiredTigerIndexPrefixCompression \fIDefault\fP: true .sp New in version 3.0.0. .sp Enables or disables prefix compression for index data. .sp Specify \fBtrue\fP for \fI\%\-\-wiredTigerIndexPrefixCompression\fP to enable prefix compression for index data, or \fBfalse\fP to disable prefix compression for index data. .sp The \fI\%\-\-wiredTigerIndexPrefixCompression\fP setting affects all indexes created. If you change the value of \fI\%\-\-wiredTigerIndexPrefixCompression\fP on an existing MongoDB deployment, all new indexes will use prefix compression. Existing indexes are not affected. .UNINDENT .SS Replication Options .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-replSet Configures replication. Specify a replica set name as an argument to this set. All hosts in the replica set must have the same set name. .sp Starting in MongoDB 4.0, .INDENT 7.0 .IP \(bu 2 \fI\%\-\-replSet\fP cannot be used in conjunction with \fI\%\-\-noIndexBuildRetry\fP\&. .IP \(bu 2 For the WiredTiger storage engine, \fI\%\-\-replSet\fP cannot be used in conjunction with \fI\%\-\-nojournal\fP\&. .UNINDENT .sp If your application connects to more than one replica set, each set should have a distinct name. Some drivers group replica set connections by replica set name. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-oplogSize Specifies a maximum size in megabytes for the replication operation log (i.e., the oplog). .sp \fBNOTE:\fP .INDENT 7.0 .INDENT 3.5 Starting in MongoDB 4.0, the oplog can grow past its configured size limit to avoid deleting the \fBmajority commit point\fP\&. .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .sp By default, the \fBmongod\fP process creates an oplog based on the maximum amount of space available. For 64\-bit systems, the oplog is typically 5% of available disk space. .sp Once the \fBmongod\fP has created the oplog for the first time, changing the \fI\%\-\-oplogSize\fP option will not affect the size of the oplog. .sp To change the oplog size of a running replica set member, use the \fBreplSetResizeOplog\fP administrative command. \fBreplSetResizeOplog\fP enables you to resize the oplog dynamically without restarting the \fI\%mongod\fP process. .sp See replica\-set\-oplog\-sizing for more information. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-enableMajorityReadConcern \fIDefault\fP: True .sp Starting in MongoDB 3.6, MongoDB enables support for \fB"majority"\fP read concern by default. .sp You can disable read concern \fB"majority"\fP to prevent the storage cache pressure from immobilizing a deployment with a three\-member primary\-secondary\-arbiter (PSA) architecture. For more information about disabling read concern \fB"majority"\fP, see disable\-read\-concern\-majority\&. .sp To disable, set \fI\%\-\-enableMajorityReadConcern\fP to false. \fI\%\-\-enableMajorityReadConcern\fP has no effect for MongoDB versions: 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 3.6.0. .sp \fBIMPORTANT:\fP .INDENT 7.0 .INDENT 3.5 In general, avoid disabling \fB"majority"\fP read concern unless necessary. However, if you have a three\-member replica set with a primary\-secondary\-arbiter (PSA) architecture or a sharded cluster with a three\-member PSA shards, disable to prevent the storage cache pressure from immobilizing the deployment. .sp Disabling \fB"majority"\fP read concern affects support for transactions on sharded clusters. Specifically: .INDENT 0.0 .IP \(bu 2 A transaction cannot use read concern \fB"snapshot"\fP if the transaction involves a shard that has disabled read concern "majority"\&. .IP \(bu 2 A transaction that writes to multiple shards errors if any of the transaction\(aqs read or write operations involves a shard that has disabled read concern \fB"majority"\fP\&. .UNINDENT .sp However, it does not affect transactions on replica sets. For transactions on replica sets, you can specify read concern \fB"majority"\fP (or \fB"snapshot"\fP or \fB"local"\fP ) for multi\-document transactions even if read concern \fB"majority"\fP is disabled. .sp Disabling \fB"majority"\fP read concern disables support for /changeStreams for MongoDB 4.0 and earlier. For MongoDB 4.2+, disabling read concern \fB"majority"\fP has no effect on change streams availability. .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .SS Sharded Cluster Options .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-configsvr \fIRequired if starting a config server.\fP .sp Declares that this \fBmongod\fP instance serves as the config server of a sharded cluster. When running with this option, clients (i.e. other cluster components) cannot write data to any database other than \fBconfig\fP and \fBadmin\fP\&. The default port for a \fBmongod\fP with this option is \fB27019\fP and the default \fI\%\-\-dbpath\fP directory is \fB/data/configdb\fP, unless specified. .sp \fBIMPORTANT:\fP .INDENT 7.0 .INDENT 3.5 Starting in 3.4, you must deploy config servers as a replica set. The use of the deprecated mirrored \fI\%mongod\fP instances as config servers (SCCC) is no longer supported. .sp The replica set config servers (CSRS) must run the WiredTiger storage engine\&. .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .sp The \fI\%\-\-configsvr\fP option creates a local oplog\&. .sp Do not use the \fI\%\-\-configsvr\fP option with \fI\%\-\-shardsvr\fP\&. Config servers cannot be a shard server. .sp Do not use the \fI\%\-\-configsvr\fP with the \fBskipShardingConfigurationChecks\fP parameter. That is, if you are temporarily starting the \fI\%mongod\fP as a standalone for maintenance operations, include the parameter \fBskipShardingConfigurationChecks\fP and exclude \fI\%\-\-configsvr\fP\&. Once maintenance has completed, remove the \fBskipShardingConfigurationChecks\fP parameter and restart with \fI\%\-\-configsvr\fP\&. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-configsvrMode \fBAvailable in MongoDB 3.2 version only\fP .sp If set to \fBsccc\fP, indicates that the config servers are deployed as three mirrored \fI\%mongod\fP instances, even if one or more config servers is also a member of a replica set. \fBconfigsvrMode\fP only accepts the value \fBsccc\fP\&. .sp If unset, config servers running as replica sets expect to use the "config server replica set" protocol for writing to config servers, rather than the "mirrored mongod" write protocol. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-shardsvr \fIRequired if starting a shard server.\fP .sp Configures this \fBmongod\fP instance as a shard in a sharded cluster. The default port for these instances is \fB27018\fP\&. .sp \fBIMPORTANT:\fP .INDENT 7.0 .INDENT 3.5 Starting in MongoDB 3.6, you must deploy shards as replica sets. See the \fI\%\-\-replSet\fP option to deploy \fBmongod\fP as part of a replica set. .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .sp Do not use the \fI\%\-\-shardsvr\fP with the \fBskipShardingConfigurationChecks\fP parameter. That is, if you are temporarily starting the \fI\%mongod\fP as a standalone for maintenance operations, include the parameter \fBskipShardingConfigurationChecks\fP and exclude \fI\%\-\-shardsvr\fP\&. Once maintenance has completed, remove the \fBskipShardingConfigurationChecks\fP parameter and restart with \fI\%\-\-shardsvr\fP\&. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-moveParanoia If specified, during chunk migration, a shard saves, to the \fBmoveChunk\fP directory of the \fB\-\-dbpath\fP, all documents migrated from that shard. .sp MongoDB does not automatically delete the data saved in the \fBmoveChunk\fP directory. .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-noMoveParanoia Changed in version 3.2: Starting in 3.2, MongoDB uses \fB\-\-noMoveParanoia\fP as the default. .sp During chunk migration, a shard does not save documents migrated from the shard. .UNINDENT .SS TLS Options .INDENT 0.0 .INDENT 3.5 .SS See .sp /tutorial/configure\-ssl for full documentation of MongoDB\(aqs support. .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-tlsMode New in version 4.2. .sp Enables TLS used for all network connections. The argument to the \fI\%\-\-tlsMode\fP option can be one of the following: .TS center; |l|l|. _ T{ Value T} T{ Description T} _ T{ \fBdisabled\fP T} T{ The server does not use TLS. T} _ T{ \fBallowTLS\fP T} T{ Connections between servers do not use TLS. For incoming connections, the server accepts both TLS and non\-TLS. T} _ T{ \fBpreferTLS\fP T} T{ Connections between servers use TLS. For incoming connections, the server accepts both TLS and non\-TLS. T} _ T{ \fBrequireTLS\fP T} T{ The server uses and accepts only TLS encrypted connections. T} _ .TE .sp If \fB\-\-tlsCAFile\fP or \fBtls.CAFile\fP is not specified and you are not using x.509 authentication, the system\-wide CA certificate store will be used when connecting to an TLS\-enabled server. .sp If using x.509 authentication, \fB\-\-tlsCAFile\fP or \fBtls.CAFile\fP must be specified unless using \fI\%\-\-tlsCertificateSelector\fP\&. .sp For more information about TLS and MongoDB, see /tutorial/configure\-ssl and /tutorial/configure\-ssl\-clients . .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-tlsCertificateKeyFile New in version 4.2. .sp \fBNOTE:\fP .INDENT 7.0 .INDENT 3.5 Starting in 4.0, on macOS or Windows, you can use a certificate from the operating system\(aqs secure store instead of specifying a PEM file. See \fI\%\-\-tlsCertificateSelector\fP\&. .UNINDENT .UNINDENT .sp Specifies the \fB\&.pem\fP file that contains both the TLS certificate and key. .INDENT 7.0 .IP \(bu 2 On Linux/BSD, you must specify \fI\%\-\-tlsCertificateKeyFile\fP when TLS is enabled. .IP \(bu 2 On Windows or macOS, you must specify either \fI\%\-\-tlsCertificateKeyFile\fP or \fI\%\-\-tlsCertificateSelector\fP when TLS is enabled. .UNINDENT .sp For more information about TLS and MongoDB, see /tutorial/configure\-ssl and /tutorial/configure\-ssl\-clients . .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-tlsCertificateKeyFilePassword New in version 4.2. .sp Specifies the password to de\-crypt the certificate\-key file (i.e. \fI\%\-\-tlsCertificateKeyFile\fP). Use the \fI\%\-\-tlsCertificateKeyFilePassword\fP option only if the certificate\-key file is encrypted. In all cases, the \fBmongod\fP will redact the password from all logging and reporting output. .sp Starting in MongoDB 4.0: .INDENT 7.0 .IP \(bu 2 On Linux/BSD, if the private key in the PEM file is encrypted and you do not specify the \fI\%\-\-tlsCertificateKeyFilePassword\fP option, MongoDB will prompt for a passphrase. See ssl\-certificate\-password\&. .IP \(bu 2 On macOS or Windows, if the private key in the PEM file is encrypted, you must explicitly specify the \fI\%\-\-tlsCertificateKeyFilePassword\fP option. Alternatively, you can use a certificate from the secure system store (see \fI\%\-\-tlsCertificateSelector\fP) instead of a PEM file or use an unencrypted PEM file. .UNINDENT .sp For more information about TLS and MongoDB, see /tutorial/configure\-ssl and /tutorial/configure\-ssl\-clients . .UNINDENT .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-\-clusterAuthMode