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7.5.3. Configuring MongoDB User Accounts

7.5.3. Configuring MongoDB User Accounts

The following instructions describe how to create an account in MongoDB for the broker host to use.

Note

The MongoDB user and password created for the broker host in this section are used when updating the /etc/openshift/broker.conf file later in Section 7.8.7, “Configuring the Broker Datastore”.

Procedure 7.11. To Create a MongoDB Account:

Open an interactive MongoDB session:
```
mongo
```
```
# mongo
```
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At the MongoDB interactive session prompt, select the admin database:
```
> use admin
```
```
> use admin
```
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Add the admin user to the admin database. Replace password in the command with a unique password:
```
> db.addUser("admin", "password")
```
```
> db.addUser("admin", "password")
```
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Authenticate using the admin account created in the previous step. Replace password in the command with the appropriate password:
```
> db.auth("admin", "password")
```
```
> db.auth("admin", "password")
```
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Switch to the openshift_broker database:
```
> use openshift_broker
```
```
> use openshift_broker
```
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Add the openshift user to the openshift_broker database. Replace password in the command with a unique password:
```
> db.addUser("openshift", "password")
```
```
> db.addUser("openshift", "password")
```
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Press CTRL+D to exit the MongoDB interactive session.

Verifying MongoDB Account

The following instructions describe how to verify that the openshift account has been created.

Procedure 7.12. To Verify a MongoDB Account:

Open an interactive MongoDB session:
```
mongo
```
```
# mongo
```
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Switch to the openshift_broker database:
```
> use openshift_broker
```
```
> use openshift_broker
```
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Authenticate using the openshift account. Replace password in the command with the appropriate password:
```
> db.auth("openshift", "password")
```
```
> db.auth("openshift", "password")
```
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Retrieve a list of MongoDB users:
```
> db.system.users.find()
```
```
> db.system.users.find()
```
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An entry for the openshift user is displayed.
Press CTRL+D to exit the MongoDB interactive session.

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