mongod(3): ...... --unixSocketPrefix <path> Specifies a path for the UNIX socket. Unless this option has a value, mongod and mongos, create a socket with the /tmp as a prefix. ...... You may do like this: # install -d -m 0775 -o root -g mongodb /run/mongodb # echo 'OPTIONS="--unixSocketPrefix=/run/mongodb"' > /etc/sysconfig/mongodb # service mongodb restart # ls /run/mongodb/* /run/mongodb/mongodb-27017.sock