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I followed the instructions in https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-debian/ to install 4.2 server on a Debian Docker image using this dockerfile: https://github.com/p-mongo/tests/blob/master/server-docker/Dockerfile The server installed successfully, however I am not seeing how to start it. The instructions at https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-debian/ provide two alternatives: systemd and sysv init. Since the Docker environment does not have systemd as pid 1 (my pid 1 is bash), I was not successful in following the systemd route: root@c501a52f1929:/# systemctl start mongod bash: systemctl: command not found root@c501a52f1929:/# apt install systemd Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following additional packages will be installed: dbus dmsetup libapparmor1 libargon2-1 libcryptsetup12 libdbus-1-3 libdevmapper1.02.1 libexpat1 libidn11 libip4tc0 libjson-c3 libkmod2 libnss-systemd libpam-systemd systemd-sysv Suggested packages: default-dbus-session-bus | dbus-session-bus systemd-container policykit-1 The following NEW packages will be installed: dbus dmsetup libapparmor1 libargon2-1 libcryptsetup12 libdbus-1-3 libdevmapper1.02.1 libexpat1 libidn11 libip4tc0 libjson-c3 libkmod2 libnss-systemd libpam-systemd systemd systemd-sysv 0 upgraded, 16 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 5367 kB of archives. After this operation, 18.4 MB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Get:1 http://deb.debian.org/debian buster/main amd64 libapparmor1 amd64 2.13.2-10 [94.7 kB] Get:2 http://deb.debian.org/debian buster/main amd64 libargon2-1 amd64 0~20171227-0.2 [19.6 kB] Get:3 http://deb.debian.org/debian buster/main amd64 dmsetup amd64 2:1.02.155-3 [90.8 kB] Get:4 http://deb.debian.org/debian buster/main amd64 libdevmapper1.02.1 amd64 2:1.02.155-3 [141 kB] Get:5 http://deb.debian.org/debian buster/main amd64 libjson-c3 amd64 0.12.1+ds-2 [26.9 kB] Get:6 http://deb.debian.org/debian buster/main amd64 libcryptsetup12 amd64 2:2.1.0-5+deb10u2 [193 kB] Get:7 http://deb.debian.org/debian buster/main amd64 libidn11 amd64 1.33-2.2 [116 kB] Get:8 http://deb.debian.org/debian buster/main amd64 libip4tc0 amd64 1.8.2-4 [70.2 kB] Get:9 http://deb.debian.org/debian buster/main amd64 libkmod2 amd64 26-1 [52.7 kB] Get:10 http://deb.debian.org/debian buster/main amd64 systemd amd64 241-7~deb10u3 [3495 kB] Get:11 http://deb.debian.org/debian buster/main amd64 systemd-sysv amd64 241-7~deb10u3 [99.6 kB] Get:12 http://deb.debian.org/debian buster/main amd64 libdbus-1-3 amd64 1.12.16-1 [214 kB] Get:13 http://deb.debian.org/debian buster/main amd64 libexpat1 amd64 2.2.6-2+deb10u1 [106 kB] Get:14 http://deb.debian.org/debian buster/main amd64 dbus amd64 1.12.16-1 [235 kB] Get:15 http://deb.debian.org/debian buster/main amd64 libnss-systemd amd64 241-7~deb10u3 [204 kB] Get:16 http://deb.debian.org/debian buster/main amd64 libpam-systemd amd64 241-7~deb10u3 [208 kB] Fetched 5367 kB in 3s (1766 kB/s) debconf: delaying package configuration, since apt-utils is not installed Selecting previously unselected package libapparmor1:amd64. (Reading database ... 7450 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../0-libapparmor1_2.13.2-10_amd64.deb ... Unpacking libapparmor1:amd64 (2.13.2-10) ... Selecting previously unselected package libargon2-1:amd64. Preparing to unpack .../1-libargon2-1_0~20171227-0.2_amd64.deb ... Unpacking libargon2-1:amd64 (0~20171227-0.2) ... Selecting previously unselected package dmsetup. Preparing to unpack .../2-dmsetup_2%3a1.02.155-3_amd64.deb ... Unpacking dmsetup (2:1.02.155-3) ... Selecting previously unselected package libdevmapper1.02.1:amd64. Preparing to unpack .../3-libdevmapper1.02.1_2%3a1.02.155-3_amd64.deb ... Unpacking libdevmapper1.02.1:amd64 (2:1.02.155-3) ... Selecting previously unselected package libjson-c3:amd64. Preparing to unpack .../4-libjson-c3_0.12.1+ds-2_amd64.deb ... Unpacking libjson-c3:amd64 (0.12.1+ds-2) ... Selecting previously unselected package libcryptsetup12:amd64. 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Setting up libdevmapper1.02.1:amd64 (2:1.02.155-3) ... Setting up libcryptsetup12:amd64 (2:2.1.0-5+deb10u2) ... Setting up systemd (241-7~deb10u3) ... Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/getty.target.wants/getty@tty1.service ��� /lib/systemd/system/getty@.service. Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/remote-fs.target ��� /lib/systemd/system/remote-fs.target. Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/dbus-org.freedesktop.timesync1.service ��� /lib/systemd/system/systemd-timesyncd.service. Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/sysinit.target.wants/systemd-timesyncd.service ��� /lib/systemd/system/systemd-timesyncd.service. Setting up dmsetup (2:1.02.155-3) ... Selecting previously unselected package systemd-sysv. (Reading database ... 8283 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../0-systemd-sysv_241-7~deb10u3_amd64.deb ... Unpacking systemd-sysv (241-7~deb10u3) ... Selecting previously unselected package libdbus-1-3:amd64. Preparing to unpack .../1-libdbus-1-3_1.12.16-1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking libdbus-1-3:amd64 (1.12.16-1) ... Selecting previously unselected package libexpat1:amd64. Preparing to unpack .../2-libexpat1_2.2.6-2+deb10u1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking libexpat1:amd64 (2.2.6-2+deb10u1) ... Selecting previously unselected package dbus. Preparing to unpack .../3-dbus_1.12.16-1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking dbus (1.12.16-1) ... Selecting previously unselected package libnss-systemd:amd64. Preparing to unpack .../4-libnss-systemd_241-7~deb10u3_amd64.deb ... Unpacking libnss-systemd:amd64 (241-7~deb10u3) ... Selecting previously unselected package libpam-systemd:amd64. Preparing to unpack .../5-libpam-systemd_241-7~deb10u3_amd64.deb ... Unpacking libpam-systemd:amd64 (241-7~deb10u3) ... Setting up libexpat1:amd64 (2.2.6-2+deb10u1) ... Setting up systemd-sysv (241-7~deb10u3) ... Setting up libnss-systemd:amd64 (241-7~deb10u3) ... First installation detected... Checking NSS setup... Setting up libdbus-1-3:amd64 (1.12.16-1) ... Setting up dbus (1.12.16-1) ... invoke-rc.d: could not determine current runlevel invoke-rc.d: policy-rc.d denied execution of start. Setting up libpam-systemd:amd64 (241-7~deb10u3) ... Processing triggers for systemd (241-7~deb10u3) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.28-10) ... root@c501a52f1929:/# systemctl start mongod System has not been booted with systemd as init system (PID 1). Can't operate. Failed to connect to bus: Host is down root@c501a52f1929:/# fstat /sbin/init bash: fstat: command not found root@c501a52f1929:/# stat /sbin/init File: /sbin/init -> /lib/systemd/systemd Size: 20 Blocks: 0 IO Block: 4096 symbolic link Device: 4eh/78d Inode: 22029243 Links: 1 Access: (0777/lrwxrwxrwx) Uid: ( 0/ root) Gid: ( 0/ root) Access: 2020-03-31 00:50:50.665783823 +0000 Modify: 2020-01-29 18:07:53.000000000 +0000 Change: 2020-03-31 00:50:42.305669153 +0000 Birth: - The sysv init route does not work either: root@c501a52f1929:/# service mongod start mongod: unrecognized service According to https://stackoverflow.com/a/53165539/11093943, the sysv init route requires a sysv init script which the current Debian package does not provide: root@c501a52f1929:/# dpkg -L mongodb-org-server /. /etc /etc/mongod.conf /lib /lib/systemd /lib/systemd/system /lib/systemd/system/mongod.service /usr /usr/bin /usr/bin/mongod /usr/share /usr/share/doc /usr/share/doc/mongodb-org-server /usr/share/doc/mongodb-org-server/LICENSE-Community.txt.gz /usr/share/doc/mongodb-org-server/MPL-2.gz /usr/share/doc/mongodb-org-server/README /usr/share/doc/mongodb-org-server/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.gotools.gz /usr/share/doc/mongodb-org-server/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.gz /usr/share/doc/mongodb-org-server/changelog.gz /usr/share/doc/mongodb-org-server/copyright /usr/share/lintian /usr/share/lintian/overrides /usr/share/lintian/overrides/mongodb-org-server /usr/share/man /usr/share/man/man1 /usr/share/man/man1/mongod.1.gz If this SO post is correct, the sysv init instructions at https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-debian/ are actually unusable because the package does not provide the corresponding init script. Am I missing how to start the server in a Docker container?

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JIRAUSER1257562 commented on Mon, 23 Jan 2023 18:12:01 +0000: We have Docker containers now. We will close it as "Won't do". If this is something important and needs to be fixed, feel free to re-open the ticket and let us know why is it important.

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