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How to set authorization in mongodb config file?

I run mongod.exe in server with this option in cmd.exe:

mongod.exe --dbpath=path --auth

And now, how can I do this in a config file?
my mongod.cfg:

dbpath=D:\Program Files\MongoDB 2.6 Standard\data

security=
authorization= enabled

I get this error :

Error parsing INI config file: unknown option security.

Solution

  • For mongod version 2.4 (ini config file)

    auth = true

    https://docs.mongodb.com/v2.4/reference/configuration-options/#auth

    For mongod versions 2.6+ (yaml config file)

    security:
    authorization: enabled

    https://docs.mongodb.com/v3.2/reference/configuration-options/#security.authorization https://docs.mongodb.com/v3.0/reference/configuration-options/#security.authorization https://docs.mongodb.com/v2.6/reference/configuration-options/#security.authorization