Mongo: commandline admin auth fails

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$ mongo MongoDB shell version: 2.0.0 connecting to: test > use admin switched to db admin > db.auth('admin', '******') 1

Then I can connect to other databases and run commands

Then I accidentally hit ctrl-C, so I try to login again.

$ mongo MongoDB shell version: 2.0.0 connecting to: test > use admin switched to db admin > db.auth('admin', '******') 0

I can no longer auth against the admin collection. I assume this is because my previous login somehow didn't get cleared out, or is locked? How do I fix that?

Found it! Just needed to get rid of the lock file. For me, this was here: /ap/mongo/data/db/mongod.lock — axiomx11
– axiomx11, Commented Feb 15, 2012 at 16:54
you can add this as an answer and accept it, so it may be useful for someone. — Andrew Orsich
– Andrew Orsich, Commented Feb 16, 2012 at 7:33

axiomx11 · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-22 22:31:51Z

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Found it! Just needed to get rid of the lock file. For me, this was here:

/ap/mongo/data/db/mongod.lock

answered Feb 22, 2012 at 22:31

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