Service 'MongoDB Server'(MongoDB) failed to start.Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start system services

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When I'm trying to install MongoDB Community edition on windows 8.1, I'm getting below error.

I tried most of the available solution from the internet but none of them worked.

What do the (windows) logs say? and do you actually have permissions to start the service? — user3788685, Oct 18 '18 at 18:14
Have you tried running the installer as administrator (right-click on the installer and select the option that appears in the context menu)? When you run a program (including an installer), the program typically doesn't run with administrator privileges. Since MongoDB wants to create a service, it would need administrator-level privileges to do that. Please try going that route and let us know whether or not that resolves your problem. — B. Fleming, Oct 18 '18 at 18:26
@B.Fleming I tried it running as adminstrator, but did not work. — Vilas D., Oct 19 '18 at 05:00
Please review the software requirements section of the installation documentation. Note that you're required to have your version of Windows updated, otherwise you may run into problems. Please review the remaining requirements and ensure that everything is met: https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-windows/#software-requirements. Follow the installation instructions closely. Let's thoroughly eliminate the possibility of a problem with early steps before continuing with further troubleshooting. — B. Fleming, Oct 19 '18 at 05:37
@B.Fleming Now i installed mongodb 3.6 and its running fine. Thank you very much for the response. — Vilas D., Oct 19 '18 at 07:13
@vilas D I am facing the same problem can you tell be how did you overcome from it. — Abhishek-Saini, Aug 01 '19 at 01:03
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score 12 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 18 '19 at 18:21

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I resolved this issue by installing Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2019.

You can download it from the link below.

https://www.itechtics.com/microsoft-visual-c-redistributable-versions-direct-download-links/

answered Oct 18 '19 at 18:21

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Worked in my scenario, great answer – WilliamMabotjaCS227 Jun 28 '20 at 17:08
Worked for me on windowns server 2012 – Erick De Miranda Oliveira Aug 20 '20 at 14:29
Doesnt work for me on Windows Server 2016 – Luca Ziegler Apr 04 '23 at 14:45

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 03 '19 at 16:30

In my case, I was changing the path in which the data and log folders were stored and the installer was not intelligent enough to auto-create the target paths. So after manually creating each set of folders and restarting the installation, version 4.0.10 installed without error.

Pholoso Mams · Answer 3 · 2019-07-27T07:30:51.323

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I grappled with the same issue for a while until I realized that my problem is the installation location. You are most likely to run into this error if you install MongoDb in this folder: C:\MongoDB. I resolved it by installing in the default folder which is C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\4.0\bin

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answered Jul 26 '19 at 20:19

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I cannot select the installtion path, only the DB and Log path – Luca Ziegler Apr 05 '23 at 11:25

Albin Ademi · Answer 4 · 2019-10-22T13:26:49.597

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I had the same problem!

Probably you're trying to install MongoDB in a custom folder.(for ex. C:\mongodb)

Don't do that!

Let the setup program install mongoDB on the default Program Path.(Usual path -> C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\4.2)
After you've installed it, you can copy the content of these folder and past it to your intended custom folder. (In this example -> C:\mongodb)
After you've done this you shouldn't get any more errors when you start mongo on a command shell.

edited Oct 22 '19 at 13:26

answered Oct 22 '19 at 13:02

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i think it also has to be installed as admin i.e. launch command prompt in admin mode then kick off the installer. – sarora Apr 16 '20 at 03:34
@sarora Does also not help (MongoDB 5.0.16) – Luca Ziegler Apr 05 '23 at 11:30

Yoel Shafir · Answer 5 · 2020-04-21T21:39:00.820

Ten hours of work, nothing from above work for me except the following:

make your custom directory for instance C:\mongodb
give full access permission by right click it, properties at security widget for all groups and users.
inside make catalog data and inside it catalog db
install MongoDB with msi installer, select custom and select the created directory C:\mongodb as installation path.
When at installation you receive the mentioned error, select Ignore.
Run command prompt at C:\mongodb\bin as administrator and input mongod. You'll see that it was interrupted.
Remove current MongoDB service by executing mongod --remove.
Execute the following: mongod --directoryperdb --dbpath C:\mongodb\data\db --logpath C:\mongodb\log\mongo.log --install
Execute net start MongoDB to verify it works correctly
Enjoy

Abhishek Kumar · Answer 6 · 2020-02-03T11:20:10.913

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Goto "C:\mongodb\bin" and Open "mongod.cfg", Then Search for :#mp

Just remove the text :#mp from the file (you will find :#mp where the content of the file ends).

Now Run : net start mongodb. This should work now.

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answered Feb 03 '20 at 11:14

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score 1 · Answer 7 · answered Jul 12 '20 at 17:42

I had been struggling for the same, a whole day finally came up with this solution. I have window 8.1...

when this screen pops up! click 'ignore' here(it will close)
open 'View Advanced System Settings'(search for it in win menu).
In 'Advance' tab at the bottom, Click 'Environment Variables', open that.
Now look for path variable in system variable and the other, Select path variable and click edit.
Now at the end of variable add the following...

...initialText;path where path is the where your MongoDB was installed with the bin folder in the same. By default its C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\4.2(your version)\bin

edit like this initialText;C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\4.2\bin click ok close.

Try running mongod in cmd prompt it will show an error and will close. Error will say to create a folder C:\data\db manually. Do it.

You're all set try running 'mongod' again.

You're welcome!

score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Nov 04 '19 at 15:40

Look here, this is the right solution. In windows, open the service program and look at the properties of the mongodb service (for me it is "E:\mongodb\bin\mongod.exe --config "E:\mongodb\bin\mongod.cfg" -- Service"), copy this attribute to cmd and execute it manually. You will find that it is reporting an error. The error message is that "mp" is not recognized. So we only need to comment out the "mp" in the mongod.cfg file. If you don't choose a custom installation path, there is no "mp" in mongod.cfg, which is a weird bug!

score 0 · Answer 9 · edited Feb 18 '20 at 00:10

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I rebooted my computer and chose the default path when installing:

C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\4.2\bin

and it successfully installed.

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answered Feb 17 '20 at 13:57

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Suman Mali · Answer 10 · 2020-04-15T06:50:45.873

Go to the bin folder of the mongodb and open a command prompt or git bash there. Enter the command: ./mongod --repair

This will run and you will get to know the exact error. In my case: MongoDb is fetching db folder in F:\data\db but my setting is F:\mongodb\data\db

Error which I got while installing mongodb in custom folder So I changed the path of db with a command:

./mongod --dbpath F:\mongodb\data\db

If above command didn't work, use double backslashes

./mongod --dbpath F:\\mongodb\\data\\db

And BRAVO!!!

score 0 · Answer 11 · answered May 06 '20 at 13:48

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Just open CMD as Admin Mode.
change the path with cd. /path to the folder in which you have downloaded the setup of MongoDB.
open setup by typing its name in cmd.
Install program as usual in any folder you want! Cheers...

answered May 06 '20 at 13:48

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score 0 · Answer 12 · answered May 07 '20 at 09:05

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if you installing in the lower version of Windows-10 then you need to install these file before Installing MongoDB 4.2.6.

install Update for Windows 8 for x64-based Systems (KB2999226) from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=49082

after this installation

Install the MongoDB

Install successfully

answered May 07 '20 at 09:05

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Not needed for Windows Server 2016+ – Luca Ziegler Apr 05 '23 at 11:23

score 0 · Answer 13 · answered Nov 11 '20 at 11:55

Installing mongodb from the Windows command prompt/interpreter (cmd.exe) using msiexec.exe worked for me.

msiexec.exe /l*v mdbinstall.log  /qb /i mongodb-windows-x86_64-4.4.1-signed.msi ^
            ADDLOCAL="ServerService,Client" ^
            SHOULD_INSTALL_COMPASS="0"

https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-windows-unattended/#procedure

score 0 · Answer 14 · answered Apr 03 '21 at 22:17

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I had the same problem so I created a repo C:\mongodb , when I did the installation the same window appeared again and I just clicked on "ignore", I don't know how but it worked for me everything is installed :) .

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score 0 · Answer 15 · answered May 29 '22 at 14:38

I faced the same issue. After ignoring this warning, and trying to start the server, got a specific error message related to VCRUNTIME140_1.dll. I found sufficient privilege message misleading! To fix the issue related to VCRUNTIME140_1.dll, found this video very useful - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGLK26Kk9bE

Below are the steps mentioned in that video -

Download DLL from https://www.dll-files.com/vcruntime140_1.dll.html
Copy this DLL to C:\Windows\System32 for 32 bit and C:\Windows\SysWOW64 for 64 bit

After copying the DLL, issue got resolved.

score -2 · Answer 16 · edited Aug 25 '19 at 21:55

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I have temporarily solved this issue by downgrading to a previous version of MongoDB: 3.6.13.

edited Aug 25 '19 at 21:55

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answered Aug 25 '19 at 18:07

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**temporarily** is not an answer. – Kalana Oct 22 '19 at 13:28

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