Hello Nico, please test this hotfix:
In file /etc/init/mongodb.conf [...] pre-start script mkdir -p /var/lib/mongodb/ mkdir -p /var/log/mongodb/ + touch /var/log/mongodb/mongodb.log + chown -R mongodb /var/lib/mongodb/ + chown -R mongodb /var/log/mongodb/ end script [...] and please report about the result Jörg -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1267791 Title: Mongodb server don't start because of bad log folder owner To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mongodb/+bug/1267791/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs