@@ -2150,6 +2150,14 @@ The following parameters support diagnostic data capture (FTDC):
21502150
21512151 |mongos-only|
21522152
2153+ .. warning::
2154+
2155+ If :ref:`Full Time Diagnostic Data Capture (FTDC) <ftdc-stub>` is
2156+ disabled with :parameter:`diagnosticDataCollectionEnabled` or if
2157+ :setting:`systemLog.destination` is set to ``syslog``, you must restart
2158+ :binary:`~bin.mongos` after setting
2159+ ``diagnosticDataCollectionDirectoryPath``.
2160+
21532161 Specify the directory for the diagnostic directory for
21542162 :binary:`~bin.mongos`. If the directory does not exist,
21552163 :binary:`~bin.mongos` creates the directory.
@@ -2163,15 +2171,11 @@ The following parameters support diagnostic data capture (FTDC):
21632171 /var/log/mongodb/mongos.log.201708015``, then the diagnostic data
21642172 directory is ``/var/log/mongodb/mongos.diagnostic.data/``.
21652173
2166- .. important::
2167-
2168- If the :binary:`~bin.mongos` cannot create the specified
2169- directory, the diagnostic data capture is disabled for that
2170- instance. This is often caused by:
2171-
2172- - a file with the same name already exists in the path, or
2173-
2174- - the process does not have permissions to create the directory.
2174+ If the :binary:`~bin.mongos` cannot create the specified directory, the
2175+ diagnostic data capture is disabled for that instance. :binary:`~bin.mongos`
2176+ may not be able to create the specified directory if a file with the same
2177+ name already exists in the path or if the process does not have permissions
2178+ to create the directory.
21752179
21762180.. parameter:: diagnosticDataCollectionDirectorySizeMB
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