function shouldFail( f ) {
    e = assert.throws( function() {
                      f();
                      if( db.getLastError() ) {
                        throw db.getLastError();
                      }
                      } );
}

doTest = function( signal ) {
    // Test that certain operations fail in recovery mode

    // Replica set testing API
    // Create a new replica set test. Specify set name and the number of nodes you want.
    var replTest = new ReplSetTest( {name: 'testSet', nodes: 3} );

    // call startSet() to start each mongod in the replica set
    // this returns a list of nodes
    var nodes = replTest.startSet();

    // Call initiate() to send the replSetInitiate command
    // This will wait for initiation
    replTest.initiate();

    // Call getMaster to return a reference to the node that's been
    // elected master.
    var master = replTest.getMaster();

    // save some records
    var len = 100
    for (var i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
        master.getDB("foo").foo.save({a: i});
    }

    // This method will check the oplogs of the master
    // and slaves in the set and wait until the change has replicated.
    // replTest.awaitReplication();

    slaves = replTest.liveNodes.slaves;
    assert( slaves.length == 2, "Expected 2 slaves but length was " + slaves.length );

    slaves.forEach(function(slave) {
        // put slave into maintenance (recovery) mode
        slave.getDB("foo").adminCommand({replSetMaintenance:1});

        stats = slave.getDB("foo").adminCommand({replSetGetStatus:1});
        assert.eq(stats.myState, 3, "Slave should be in recovering state.");

        print("group should fail in recovering state...");
        slave.slaveOk = true;
        shouldFail( function() { slave.getDB("foo").foo.group({initial: {n:0}, reduce: function(obj,out){out.n++;}}); } );

        print("count should fail in recovering state...");
        slave.slaveOk = true;
        shouldFail( function() { slave.getDB("foo").foo.count(); } );
    });

    // Shut down the set and finish the test.
    replTest.stopSet( signal );
}

doTest( 15 );
print("SUCCESS");