db.dropAllUsers()
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Definition
db.dropAllUsers(writeConcern)
Removes all users from the current database.
Warning
The
db.dropAllUsers()
method removes all users from the database.The
db.dropAllUsers()
method takes the following arguments:FieldTypeDescriptionwriteConcern
documentOptional. The level of write concern for the removal operation. ThewriteConcern
document takes the same fields as thegetLastError
command.The
db.dropAllUsers()
method wraps thedropAllUsersFromDatabase
command.
Behavior
Replica set
If run on a replica set, db.dropAllUsers()
is executed using
"majority"
write concern by default.
Required Access
You must have the dropUser
action on a database to drop a user from that database.
Example
The following db.dropAllUsers()
operation drops every user from
the products
database.
use products db.dropAllUsers( {w: "majority", wtimeout: 5000} )
The n
field in the results document shows the number of users
removed:
{ "n" : 12, "ok" : 1 }