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  1. Core Server
  2. SERVER-21294

Do not fail silently when installing mongod as a windows service without administrator privileges

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    • Type: Icon: Improvement Improvement
    • Resolution: Won't Do
    • Priority: Icon: Minor - P4 Minor - P4
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    • Affects Version/s: 3.0.3
    • Component/s: Packaging
    • Environment:
      Windows 7
    • Server Development Platform

      The --install option fails silently if it isn't run in a shell as administrator. It should probably give some error message about insufficient permissions, because otherwise the user has no idea why the --install did not result in a service in the Service Manager

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            backlog-server-devplatform [DO NOT ASSIGN] Backlog - Server Development Platform Team (SDP) (Inactive)
            Reporter:
            jonathan.balsano@mongodb.com Jonathan Balsano
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