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mongodump a db on archlinux

I try to backup my local mongodb. I use archlinux and installed mongodb-tools in order to use mongodump. I tried :

mongodump --host localhost --port 27017 
mongodump --host localhost --port 27017 --db mydb

Every time I have the same response :

Failed: error connecting to db server: no recheable server

I'm however able to connect to the database using 

mongo --host localhost --port 27017

or just

mongo

My mongodb version is 3.0.7. I did not set any username/password

How can I properly use mongodump to backup my local database ?

Solution

  • This appears to be a bug in the mongodump tool, see this JIRA ticket for more detail. You should be able to use mongodump if you explicitely specify the IP address:

    mongo --host 127.0.0.1 --port 27017