# Load dump file in docker container **URL:** \ **Category:** Neo4j Graph Platform\ **Tags:** docker\ **Created:** [June 4, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/load-dump-file-in-docker-container/19559 "2020-06-04T17:23:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dazhi.jiao](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/community.neo4j.com/dazhi.jiao/32/6848_2.png) [@dazhi.jiao](https://community.neo4j.com/u/dazhi.jiao)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/load-dump-file-in-docker-container/19559/1 "2020-06-04T17:23:16Z")
Hi, I'm using neo4j 4.0.4. I'm trying to load a dump file into a neo4j docker container. What I did was that I created a dump file by using the `docker-admin dump` command. Then I copied the file over to the docker container. And I tried to use `docker-admin load` after I bash into the docker container. The load command was executed without any issue. Then I changed the owner to `neo4j` for the new database. However, when I try to switch to the database, I got the `Mismatching store id` error. Stacktrace message attached. The dump file was created from a neo4j instance on the host. In other words, not from a dockerized neo4j. I've also tested loading the dump file from another non-dockerized neo4j server, and it worked. So there should be nothing wrong with the dump file. Any ideas? Thank you! java.lang.RuntimeException: Mismatching store id. Store StoreId: StoreId{creationTime=1591224958474, randomId=-5037670428532410687, storeVersion=3471765337752883975, upgradeTime=1591224958474, upgradeTxId=1}. Transaction log StoreId: StoreId{creationTime=1590073351975, randomId=-7151515447851398600, storeVersion=3471765337752883975, upgradeTime=1590073351975, upgradeTxId=1} at org.neo4j.kernel.recovery.Recovery.validateStoreId(Recovery.java:386) at org.neo4j.kernel.database.Database.start(Database.java:377) at org.neo4j.dbms.database.AbstractDatabaseManager.startDatabase(AbstractDatabaseManager.java:187) at org.neo4j.dbms.database.DefaultDatabaseManager.startDatabase(DefaultDatabaseManager.java:132) at org.neo4j.dbms.database.DefaultDatabaseManager.initialiseDefaultDatabase(DefaultDatabaseManager.java:64) at org.neo4j.dbms.database.DefaultDatabaseInitializer.start0(DefaultDatabaseInitializer.java:39) at org.neo4j.kernel.lifecycle.SafeLifecycle.transition(SafeLifecycle.java:124) at org.neo4j.kernel.lifecycle.SafeLifecycle.start(SafeLifecycle.java:138) at org.neo4j.kernel.lifecycle.LifeSupport$LifecycleInstance.start(LifeSupport.java:444) at org.neo4j.kernel.lifecycle.LifeSupport.start(LifeSupport.java:111) at org.neo4j.graphdb.facade.DatabaseManagementServiceFactory.startDatabaseServer(DatabaseManagementServiceFactory.java:158) at org.neo4j.graphdb.facade.DatabaseManagementServiceFactory.build(DatabaseManagementServiceFactory.java:145) at org.neo4j.server.database.CommunityGraphFactory.newDatabaseManagementService(CommunityGraphFactory.java:36) at org.neo4j.server.database.LifecycleManagingDatabaseService.start(LifecycleManagingDatabaseService.java:88) at org.neo4j.kernel.lifecycle.LifeSupport$LifecycleInstance.start(LifeSupport.java:444) at org.neo4j.kernel.lifecycle.LifeSupport.start(LifeSupport.java:111) at org.neo4j.server.AbstractNeoServer.start(AbstractNeoServer.java:157) at org.neo4j.server.ServerBootstrapper.start(ServerBootstrapper.java:114) at org.neo4j.server.ServerBootstrapper.start(ServerBootstrapper.java:89) at org.neo4j.server.CommunityEntryPoint.main(CommunityEntryPoint.java:35) ---
**Author:** ![mark.needham](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/community.neo4j.com/mark.needham/32/104_2.png) [@mark.needham](https://community.neo4j.com/u/mark.needham)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2020, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/load-dump-file-in-docker-container/19559/2 "2020-06-05T16:45:24Z")
Can you share the commands that you've used that don't work? I've been able to import a dump file that I downloaded from an Aura database with the following: ```auto $ docker run -it -p 7687:7687 -p 7474:7474 -v $PWD/data:/data -v ~/Downloads:/import neo4j:3.5.18 neo4j-admin load --from=/import/foo.dump ``` Output: ```auto Warning: Folder mounted to "/data/databases" is not writable from inside container. Changing folder owner to neo4j. Done: 55 files, 8.078MiB processed. ``` So that imports the dump file into the mounted data directory. And then start up the Neo4j Docker container like this: ```auto $ docker run -it -p 7687:7687 -p 7474:7474 -v $PWD/data:/data -v ~/Downloads:/import neo4j:3.5.18 Active database: graph.db Directories in use: home: /var/lib/neo4j config: /var/lib/neo4j/conf logs: /logs plugins: /var/lib/neo4j/plugins import: /import data: /var/lib/neo4j/data certificates: /var/lib/neo4j/certificates run: /var/lib/neo4j/run Starting Neo4j. 2020-06-05 16:42:11.622+0000 INFO ======== Neo4j 3.5.18 ======== 2020-06-05 16:42:11.631+0000 INFO Starting... 2020-06-05 16:42:13.744+0000 INFO Bolt enabled on 0.0.0.0:7687. 2020-06-05 16:42:14.961+0000 INFO Started. 2020-06-05 16:42:15.968+0000 INFO Remote interface available at http://localhost:7474/ 2020-06-05 16:42:43.660+0000 WARN The client is unauthorized due to authentication failure. 2020-06-05 16:42:47.835+0000 WARN The client is unauthorized due to authentication failure. ``` ---
**Author:** ![dazhi.jiao](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/community.neo4j.com/dazhi.jiao/32/6848_2.png) [@dazhi.jiao](https://community.neo4j.com/u/dazhi.jiao)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2020, 10:20pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/load-dump-file-in-docker-container/19559/3 "2020-06-10T22:20:05Z")
@mark.needham Thanks for replying. The version of the docker image I'm using is 4.0.4. 3.5.18 also worked for me when I try import. In fact, what I found out is that when I use a "data" directory with a symlink, this error occurs, even if not using the docker container. In the docker container, the "data" directory is a symlink so I wonder if that's the reason. Again, this behavior only happens for version 4.