this command is not available unless the connection is created with admin-commands enabled

Question

When trying to run the following in Redis using booksleeve.

using (var conn = new RedisConnection(server, port, -1, password))
{
    var result = conn.Server.FlushDb(0);
    result.Wait();
}

I get an error saying:

This command is not available unless the connection is created with admin-commands enabled"

I am not sure how do i execute commands as admin? Do I need to create an a/c in db with admin access and login with that?

Answer 1

Basically, the dangerous commands that you don't need in routine operations, but which can cause lots of problems if used inappropriately (i.e. the equivalent of drop database in tsql, since your example is FlushDb) are protected by a "yes, I meant to do that..." flag:

using (var conn = new RedisConnection(server, port, -1, password,
          allowAdmin: true)) <==== here

I will improve the error message to make this very clear and explicit.