mongodbHow to add a user in MongoDB?

Adding a user in MongoDB is a simple process.

use admin
db.createUser({
  user: "username",
  pwd: "password",
  roles: [{ role: "readWrite", db: "databaseName" }]
})

The output of the above command should be:

Successfully added user: {
    "user" : "username",
    "roles" : [
        {
            "role" : "readWrite",
            "db" : "databaseName"
        }
    ]
}

Code explanation

• use admin: This command is used to switch to the admin database.
• db.createUser: This command is used to create a new user.
• user: This is the username of the user.
• pwd: This is the password of the user.
• roles: This is an array of roles that the user will have.

Helpful links

• MongoDB Documentation - Create User

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