Shell Logs (original) (raw)

The MongoDB Shell stores a log for each session. The log contains a record of commands run, server connections, and other useful information about actions performed in the MongoDB Shell.

Get Started

You can view or tail the logs for a MongoDB Shell session based on its log ID.

To learn how to view and customize MongoDB Shell logs, see these pages:

• View Shell Logs
• View Shell Command History
• Specify Log File Location
• Write Custom Log Entries
• Enable Log Compression
• Disable Logging

Details

See the following details about MongoDB Shell logging behavior:

Format

The MongoDB Shell uses Newline delimited JSON to store session logs, which is the same log format used for MongoDB server logs.

Redaction

The MongoDB Shell redacts credentials from the command history and the logs.

Retention

By default, the MongoDB Shell retains up to 100 log files, and individual log files are retained for 30 days. To customize log file retention, seeLog Retention.