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--- install_unifi_on_ubuntu [2018/07/15 09:03] – juckins
+++ install_unifi_on_ubuntu [2018/07/15 09:07] – juckins
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 $ mkdir downloads
 </code>
-Download the latest controller software from [[https://www.ubnt.com/download/unifi/|ubnt.com]].  It will be named something like "unifi_sysvinit_all.deb".
+Download the latest controller software from [[https://www.ubnt.com/download/unifi/|ubnt.com]].  It will be named something like "unifi_sysvinit_all.deb":
 <code>
 apt-get install ./unifi_sysvinit_all.deb
 </code>
-Fix /usr/bin/mongod noted in [[https://community.ubnt.com/t5/UniFi-Wireless/Unifi-controller-on-Ubuntu-18-04/td-p/2331657|community.ubnt.com]]
+Fix /usr/bin/mongod noted in [[https://community.ubnt.com/t5/UniFi-Wireless/Unifi-controller-on-Ubuntu-18-04/td-p/2331657|community.ubnt.com]]:
+<code>
+$ cd /usr/bin
+$ sudo -s
+$ mv mongod mongod.bin
+</code>
+Replace mongod with the following:
+<code>
+#!/bin/bash
+cleaned_args=$(echo $* | sed -e 's/--nohttpinterface//')
+exec /usr/bin/mongod.bin ${cleaned_args}
+</code>
+Fix permissions:
+<code>
+$ chmod +x mongod
+</code>
+Restart services:
+<code>
+$ systemctl restart unifi
+$ systemctl status unifi
+</code>
+If desired, cat /var/log/unifi/server.log and mongod.log to ensure no errors are reported.
+Now you may use the VM or another machine to access the webpage on the virtual machine's IP (https://VM_IP_ADDRESS:8443/login)