Custom directory for mongodb data

Question

I specified a different directory for my mongodb data in the mongodb conf file:

# Where and how to store data.
storage:
  dbPath: /home/psr/data/mongodb
#  engine:
#  wiredTiger:

# where to write logging data.
systemLog:
  destination: file
  logAppend: true
  path: /var/log/mongodb/mongod.log

I keep getting the following error:

{"t":{"$date":"2024-03-01T09:14:42.914-06:00"},"s":"E",  "c":"CONTROL",  "id":20557,   "ctx":"initandlisten","msg":"DBException in initAndListen, terminating","attr":{"error":"Location28596: Unable to determine status of lock file in the data directory /home/psr/data/mongodb: boost::filesystem::status: Permission denied [system:13]: \"/home/psr/data/mongodb/mongod.lock\""}}

Here are the permissions of the old and the new lock files:

OLD:

-rw---x--- 1 mongodb mongodb 0 Mar  1 08:31 /var/lib/mongodb/mongod.lock

NEW:

-rwxrwxrwx 1 mongodb mongodb 0 Mar  1 08:53 data/mongodb/mongod.lock