You can force Mango to start up in Safe Mode by creating an empty file named "SAFE" (no quotations) with no file extension in the ${paths.data}/data/core/ directory. You can find the value of ${paths.data} in the properties.env file located in the directory you installed Mango. If paths.data has not been modified, then it will be in the directory that the user installed Mango, MA_HOME/data/core/.
If you are using a linux or macOS operating system, the SAFE file can be added via the terminal using the "touch" command. If you use the command below, replace MA_HOME with the directory Mango is in.
cd MA_HOME/data/core/
touch SAFE
If you are using a Windows Operating System, you can create the safe file by following these commands:
- Open the Notepad application that comes installed on all window systems.
- Navigate to File > Save As...
- type in "SAFE" for the file name. Important: Include the quotations or the file will save as a .txt file.
When the SAFE file is present when Mango starts all the Data Sources will be disabled.
Note: The Data Sources will be disabled in the database. If possible you might want to export the JSON of your data sources prior to this or use a previous Data Source export to import to re-enable the Data Source. This will help you if you disable some data sources and are unable to remember which ones.