- tl;dr
User Manager, along with the Role Manager, simplifies MongoDB user management tasks like creating users and granting roles. Try both features today.
Basics
To open User Manager:
Button
Click on Users in the global toolbar.
Right-click
Right-click on any target database in the Connection Tree and choose Manage Users.
Add a user
- Click on Add.
- Enter the username.
- Enter the password. This is a required field.
- Grant the relevant roles by clicking on Grant Roles. They will populate the table under the Roles tab. Alternatively, remove a role by selecting it and clicking on Revoke Roles.
Need to create a new role? Follow these steps.
- To add optional information about the user, use the Custom Data tab and insert it in JSON.
Click on Validate JSON to ensure that the code is correct.
- Click on Add User.
Edit a user
Select the user and click on Edit to open the user profile and make changes.
With Studio 3T 2018.4, it’s now possible to view the JSON code behind the user creation by clicking on Show Code.
Delete a user
Select the user and click on Drop to delete the user from the list.
Grant roles
- Choose the user.
- Click on Grant Roles.
- Find the role by entering it in the text or choosing it from the list.
- Click Grant.
