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db.removeUser() (mongosh method)

Deprecated since version 2.6: Use db.dropUser() instead of db.removeUser()

Definition

db.removeUser(username)

Removes the specified username from the database.

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

ParameterTypeDescription

username

string

The database username.

Compatibility

This method is available in deployments hosted in the following environments:

Important

This command is not supported in MongoDB Atlas clusters. For information on Atlas support for all commands, see Unsupported Commands.