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db.changeUserPassword()

Definition

db.changeUserPassword(username, password)

Updates a user’s password. Run the method in the database where the user is defined, i.e. the database you created the user.

Required Access

To modify the password of another user on a database, you must have the changeAnyPassword action on that database.

Example

The following operation changes the password of the user named accountUser in the products database to SOh3TbYhx8ypJPxmt1oOfL:

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use products
db.changeUserPassword("accountUser", "SOh3TbYhx8ypJPxmt1oOfL")

←   db.updateUser() db.removeUser()  →

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