[Bug 1242237] [NEW] Mongodb server ignores --smallfiles if other paramethers are set in the command line

[Braiam Peguero]

Public bug reported:

I've found out that while `mongodb --smallfiles --conf=something` makes
mongodb actually using small files, while something more large like
`/usr/bin/mongod --auth --dbpath=/home/braiam/.juju/local/db
--sslOnNormalPorts --sslPEMKeyFile '/home/braiam/.juju/local/server.pem'
--sslPEMKeyPassword ignored --bind_ip 0.0.0.0 --port 37017 --noprealloc
--syslog --smallfiles` completely fails with the following log:

Oct 20 02:41:05 vm-2 mongod.37017[5159]: Sun Oct 20 02:41:05 [initandlisten] options: { auth: true, bind_ip: "0.0.0.0", dbpath: "/home/braiam/.juju/local/db", noprealloc: true, port: 37017, smallfiles: true, sslOnNormalPorts: true, sslPEMKeyFile: "/home/braiam/.juju/local/server.pem", sslPEMKeyPassword: "<password>", syslog: true }
Oct 20 02:41:05 vm-2 mongod.37017[5159]: Sun Oct 20 02:41:05 [initandlisten] journal dir=/home/braiam/.juju/local/db/journal
Oct 20 02:41:05 vm-2 mongod.37017[5159]: Sun Oct 20 02:41:05 [initandlisten] recover : no journal files present, no recovery needed
Oct 20 02:41:05 vm-2 mongod.37017[5159]: Sun Oct 20 02:41:05 [initandlisten] 
Oct 20 02:41:05 vm-2 mongod.37017[5159]: Sun Oct 20 02:41:05 [initandlisten] ERROR: Insufficient free space for journal files
Oct 20 02:41:05 vm-2 mongod.37017[5159]: Sun Oct 20 02:41:05 [initandlisten] Please make at least 422MB available in /home/braiam/.juju/local/db/journal or use --smallfiles
Oct 20 02:41:05 vm-2 mongod.37017[5159]: Sun Oct 20 02:41:05 [initandlisten] 
Oct 20 02:41:05 vm-2 mongod.37017[5159]: Sun Oct 20 02:41:05 [initandlisten] exception in initAndListen: 15926 Insufficient free space for journals, terminating

This of course should happen if the `--smallfiles` parameter is passed.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: mongodb-server 1:2.2.4-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.9.0-0.4userns5-generic 3.9.0
Uname: Linux 3.9.0-0-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: atm xt_recent ipt_REJECT xt_LOG xt_limit xt_tcpudp xt_addrtype xt_state iptable_filter bluetooth veth aufs ebt_ip ebtable_broute ebtable_nat ebtable_filter ebtables ipt_MASQUERADE iptable_nat nf_conntrack_ipv4 nf_defrag_ipv4 nf_nat_ipv4 nf_nat nf_conntrack ip_tables x_tables bridge stp llc ip_gre gre dm_crypt psmouse microcode i2c_piix4 joydev serio_raw mac_hid rbd virtio_balloon libceph libcrc32c acpiphp hid_generic usbhid hid crc32_pclmul ghash_clmulni_intel aesni_intel aes_x86_64 xts lrw gf128mul ablk_helper cryptd floppy cirrus syscopyarea sysfillrect sysimgblt ttm drm_kms_helper drm
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.3
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Oct 20 02:56:51 2013
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=screen
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: mongodb
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: mongodb (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug raring

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