By default there is only 1 user created during the installation process of BVQ (default name: bvq, role: root). You can modify the user & password in the repository installer within the DB access screen.

This user afterwards is used by the BVQ services & UIs to connect to the database. Whenever you change the password of the user remeber to change it in the other BVQ modules (GUI DB connection profile, etc.)

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Connect to MongoDB with mongo CLI

Establish a connection to MongoDB via mongo CLI (use CMD or PowerShell)
No Format
mongomongosh --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)

Change the password of an existing user

Establish a connection to MongoDB via mongo CLI (
use CMD or PowerShell
see Connect to MongoDB with mongo CLI)

...

The user information is configured globally for the entire MongoDB

in

within the admin DB, so you have to switch to this DB.
List existing dbs with show dbs command

No Format
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

Mit dem Befehl use admin zur admin DB wechseln:
Switch to admin db with use admin
No Format
> use admin switched to db admin
Über das Kommando Use db.changeUserPassword() kann das Passwort des Users geändert werden 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
diesem Beispiel wird das Passwort des Users bvq auf NEW_PASSWORD geändert.Nach Ausführung des Befehls wird das PW geändert. Eine Anmeldung ist dann nur mit neuem Passwort möglich.
this example password is changed to NEW_PASSWORD for user bvq

After executing this command the password will be changed

No Format
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
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\

fschenke>

By default there is only 1 user created during the installation process of BVQ. You can modify the user & password in the repository installer within the DB access screen.

This user afterwards is used by the BVQ services & UIs to connect to the database. Whenever you change the password of the user remeber to change it in the other BVQ modules (GUI DB connection profile, etc.)

XXX>

List existing users

Establish a connection to MongoDB via mongo CLI (use CMD or PowerShell)see Connect to MongoDB with mongo CLI)
Switch to admin db with use admin
No Format

...

>

...

use admin

...

switched

...

to

...

db

...

admin

(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)

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

PS C:\Users\fschenke> 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

Use db.getUsers() to list existing users (see https://docs.mongodb.com/v3.4/reference/method/db.getUsers/)

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> db.getUsers() [ { "_id" : "admin.bvq", "user" : "bvq", "db" : "admin", "roles" : [ { "role" : "root", "db" : "admin" } ] } ]

Create a user

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"
        },

0.401GB

local

0.000GB

Mit dem Befehl use admin zur admin DB wechseln:
```
> use admin
switched to db admin
```
Über das Kommando db.changeUserPassword() kann das Passwort des Users geändert werden
```
db.changeUserPassword("bvq", "NEW_PASSWORD")
```
In diesem Beispiel wird das Passwort des Users bvq auf NEW_PASSWORD geändert.
Nach Ausführung des Befehls wird das PW geändert. Eine Anmeldung ist dann nur mit neuem Passwort möglich.
PS C:\Users\fschenke> 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\fschenke>
"roles" : [ "readWriteAnyDatabase" ] } >
(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"
                        }
                ]
        }
]
>

Remove a user

Establish a connection to MongoDB via mongo CLI (see Connect to MongoDB with mongo CLI)
Switch to admin db with use admin
Use db.dropUser() to delete an existing user (see https://docs.mongodb.com/v3.4/reference/method/db.dropUser/)
No Format
> db.dropUser('TEST_USER') true >

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

No Format
> db.getUsers() [ { "_id" : "admin.bvq", "user" : "bvq", "db" : "admin", "roles" : [ { "role" : "root", "db" : "admin" } ] } ] >

User TEST_USER was deleted successfully (user was created in Create an additional user)

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Old Version 4

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Key

Connect to MongoDB with mongo CLI

Change the password of an existing user

List existing users

Create a user

Remove a user