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User Management Methods

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NameDescription
db.auth()Authenticates a user to a database.
db.changeUserPassword()Changes an existing user's password.
db.createUser()Creates a new user.
db.dropUser()Removes a single user.
db.dropAllUsers()Deletes all users associated with a database.
db.getUser()Returns information about the specified user.
db.getUsers()Returns information about all users associated with a database.
db.grantRolesToUser()Grants a role and its privileges to a user.
db.removeUser()Deprecated. Removes a user from a database.
db.revokeRolesFromUser()Removes a role from a user.
db.updateUser()Updates user data.
passwordPrompt()Prompts for the password as an alternative to specifying passwords directly in various mongosh user authentication/management methods.