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grantRolesToUser

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Definition

grantRolesToUser

Grants additional roles to a user.

Tip

In mongosh, this command can also be run through the db.grantRolesToUser() helper method.

Helper methods are convenient for mongosh users, but they may not return the same level of information as database commands. In cases where the convenience is not needed or the additional return fields are required, use the database command.

Compatibility

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

  • MongoDB Atlas: The fully managed service for MongoDB deployments in the cloud

Important

This command is not supported in M0, M2, M5, and M10+ clusters. For more information, see Unsupported Commands.

Syntax

The grantRolesToUser command uses the following syntax:

db.runCommand(
   {
     grantRolesToUser: "<user>",
     roles: [ <roles> ],
     writeConcern: { <write concern> },
     comment: <any>
   }
)

Command Fields

The command takes the following fields:

Field
Type
Description
grantRolesToUser
string
The name of the user to give additional roles.
roles
array
An array of additional roles to grant to the user.
writeConcern
document

Optional. The level of write concern for the operation. See Write Concern Specification.

comment
any

Optional. A user-provided comment to attach to this command. Once set, this comment appears alongside records of this command in the following locations:

A comment can be any valid BSON type (string, integer, object, array, etc).

In the roles field, you can specify both built-in roles and user-defined roles.

To specify a role that exists in the same database where grantRolesToUser runs, you can either specify the role with the name of the role:

"readWrite"

Or you can specify the role with a document, as in:

{ role: "<role>", db: "<database>" }

To specify a role that exists in a different database, specify the role with a document.

Required Access

You must have the grantRole action on a database to grant a role on that database.

Example

Given a user accountUser01 in the products database with the following roles:

"roles" : [
    { "role" : "assetsReader",
      "db" : "assets"
    }
]

The following grantRolesToUser operation gives accountUser01 the read role on the stock database and the readWrite role on the products database.

use products
db.runCommand( { grantRolesToUser: "accountUser01",
                 roles: [
                    { role: "read", db: "stock"},
                    "readWrite"
                 ],
                 writeConcern: { w: "majority" , wtimeout: 2000 }
             } )

The user accountUser01 in the products database now has the following roles:

"roles" : [
    { "role" : "assetsReader",
      "db" : "assets"
    },
    { "role" : "read",
      "db" : "stock"
    },
    { "role" : "readWrite",
      "db" : "products"
    }
]

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