t = db.push2 t.drop() t.save( { _id : 1 , a : [] } ) s = new Array(700000).toString(); gotError = null; for ( x=0; x<100; x++ ){ print (x + " pushes"); var res = t.update( {} , { $push : { a : s } } ); gotError = res.hasWriteError(); if ( gotError ) break; } assert( gotError , "should have gotten error" ); t.drop();