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  1. Establish a connection to MongoDB via mongo CLI (use CMD or PowerShell)

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    mongo --authenticationDatabase admin -u bvq -p P@ssw0rd

    (default location of binaries = C:\Program Files\SVA\BVQ\bvq-mongodb\bin, put in PATH variable to access from outside the directory
    change username -u and password -p to your credentials)

  2. The user information is configured globally for the entire MongoDB within the admin DB, so you have to switch to this DB.
    List existing dbs with show dbs command

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    PS C:\Users\fschenke>XXX> mongo --authenticationDatabase admin -u bvq -p P@ssw0rd
    MongoDB shell version v3.4.4
    connecting to: mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017
    MongoDB server version: 3.4.4
    > show dbs
    admin       0.000GB
    bvq         0.401GB
    local       0.000GB
  3. Switch to admin db with use admin

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    > use admin
    switched to db admin
  4. Use db.changeUserPassword() to change the password for the user logged in

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    db.changeUserPassword("bvq", "NEW_PASSWORD")

    In this example password is changed to NEW_PASSWORD for user bvq

  5. After executing this command the password will be changed

    No Format
    PS C:\Users\XXX> mongo --authenticationDatabase admin -u bvq -p P@ssw0rd
    MongoDB shell version v3.4.4
    connecting to: mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017
    MongoDB server version: 3.4.4
    2017-12-05T18:50:07.771+0100 E QUERY    [thread1] Error: Authentication failed. :
    DB.prototype._authOrThrow@src/mongo/shell/db.js:1459:20
    @(auth):6:1
    @(auth):1:2
    exception: login failed
    PS C:\Users\fschenke> mongo --authenticationDatabase admin -u bvq -p NEW_PASSWORD
    MongoDB shell version v3.4.4
    connecting to: mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017
    MongoDB server version: 3.4.4
    > exit
    bye
    PS C:\Users\XXX>

     

     

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