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10 changes: 6 additions & 4 deletions source/tutorial/recover-data-following-unexpected-shutdown.txt
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Expand Up @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ output:

Unclean shutdown detected.

This indicates that you need to remove the lockfile and run repair. If
This indicates that you need to run mongod with the --repair option. If
you run repair when the ``mongodb.lock`` file exists without the
:option:`mongod --repairpath` option, you will see a message that
contains the following line:
Expand All @@ -70,8 +70,10 @@ contains the following line:

old lock file: /data/db/mongod.lock. probably means unclean shutdown

You must remove the lockfile **and** run the repair operation before
starting the database normally using the following procedure:
It is recommended that you first run repair with the --repairpath option
pointing to this lockfile. If this fails, as a last resort you may
remove the lockfile **and** run the repair operation before
starting the database normally. These procedures are detailed below:

Overview
~~~~~~~~
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There are two processes to repair data files that result from an
unexpected shutdown:

#. Use the :option:`--repair <mongod --repair>` option in
#. (Recommended) Use the :option:`--repair <mongod --repair>` option in
conjunction with the :option:`--repairpath <mongod --repairpath>`
option. :program:`mongod` will read the existing data files, and
write the existing data to new data files. This does not modify or
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