mongodb data_error ai_generated true

WiredTiger: journal file corrupted

ID: mongodb/journal-corruption

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72%Fix Rate
78%Confidence
3Evidence
2023-01-01First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
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Root Cause

WiredTiger journal file corrupted after unclean shutdown.

generic

Workarounds

  1. 85% success Use mongod --repair for standalone instances
  2. 90% success For replica sets: resync from healthy member

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. Delete journal files manually 85% fail

    Potential data loss

  2. Start mongod without journaling 88% fail

    No crash recovery