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db.getUser()

Definition

db.getUser(username)

Returns user information for a specified user. Run this method on the user’s database. The user must exist on the database on which the method runs.

The db.getUser() method has the following parameter:

Parameter	Type	Description
username	string	The name of the user for which to retrieve information.

db.getUser() wraps the usersInfo command.

Required Access

To view another user’s information, you must have the viewUser action on the other user’s database.

Users can view their own information.

Example

The following sequence of operations returns information about the appClient user on the accounts database:

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use accounts
db.getUser("appClient")

←   db.revokeRolesFromUser() db.getUsers()  →

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