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Establish a connection to MongoDB via mongo CLI (use CMD or PowerShell) (see https://docs.mongodb.com/v3.4/reference/program/mongo/)
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mongo --authenticationDatabase admin -u bvq -p P@ssw0rdPasswort
(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)

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Establish a connection to MongoDB via mongo CLI (see Connect to MongoDB with mongo CLI)

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\XXX> mongo --authenticationDatabase admin -u bvq -p P@ssw0rdPasswort
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

Switch to admin db with use admin
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> use admin switched to db admin
Use db.changeUserPassword() to change the password for the user logged in (see https://docs.mongodb.com/v3.4/reference/method/db.changeUserPassword/)
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db.changeUserPassword("bvq", "NEW_PASSWORD")
In this example password is changed to NEW_PASSWORD for user bvq

After executing this command the password will be changed

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PS C:\Users\XXX> mongo --authenticationDatabase admin -u bvq -p P@ssw0rdPasswort
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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Establish a connection to MongoDB via mongo CLI (see Connect to MongoDB with mongo CLI)
Switch to admin db with use admin

Use db.createUser() to create a new user (see https://docs.mongodb.com/v3.4/reference/method/db.createUser/)

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> db.createUser({user: 'TEST_USER', pwd: 'TEST_PASSWORD', customData: { name: 'NAME OF TESTUSER' }, roles: ['readWriteAnyDatabase']})
Successfully added user: {
        "user" : "TEST_USER",
        "customData" : {
                "name" : "NAME OF TESTUSER"
        },
        "roles" : [
                "readWriteAnyDatabase"
        ]
}
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(see https://docs.mongodb.com/v3.4/core/security-built-in-roles/ for available roles in MongoDB)

List users with db.getUsers() (see List existing users)

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> db.getUsers()
[
        {
                "_id" : "admin.TEST_USER",
                "user" : "TEST_USER",
                "db" : "admin",
                "customData" : {
                        "name" : "NAME OF TESTUSER"
                },
                "roles" : [
                        {
                                "role" : "readWriteAnyDatabase",
                                "db" : "admin"
                        }
                ]
        },
        {
                "_id" : "admin.bvq",
                "user" : "bvq",
                "db" : "admin",
                "roles" : [
                        {
                                "role" : "root",
                                "db" : "admin"
                        }
                ]
        }
]
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