Setting up authorization in Linux

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Connect and create a user in MongoDB
Connecting to shell
Connect to the MongoDB shell:
Shell
mongo(sh)
mongo(sh)
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Creating a user
Switch to the admin database:
Shell
use admin
use admin
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Create a user by changing the Login (user) and Password (pwd) of the user:
Shell
db.createUser({
  user: "adminuser",
  pwd: "password",
  roles: [
    { role: "root", db: "admin" }
  ],
  passwordDigestor: "server"
})
db.createUser({
  user: "adminuser",
  pwd: "password",
  roles: [
    { role: "root", db: "admin" }
  ],
  passwordDigestor: "server"
})
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In MongoDB, you cannot use the characters .,@,$,:,%,",',/,\,| in usernames and passwords, as this can cause issues with connection of the application server to MongoDB
If a MongoDB replica set is used, you must add the cluster manager role to the user:
Shell
db.grantRolesToUser(
   "adminuser",
   [ "clusterManager" ]
)
db.grantRolesToUser(
   "adminuser",
   [ "clusterManager" ]
)
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Enable authorisation and connect Passwork
Enabling authorization in MongoDB
You need to edit the MongoDB config file to enable authorisation, run the following commands in the shell to get the location:
Shell
var cmdLineOpts = db.serverCmdLineOpts();
print("config: " + cmdLineOpts.parsed.config);
var cmdLineOpts = db.serverCmdLineOpts();
print("config: " + cmdLineOpts.parsed.config);
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Edit the resulting configuration file by adding a line:
Shell
security.authorization: enabled
security.authorization: enabled
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Save the changes and restart the MongoDB service:
Shell
systemctl restart mongod.service
systemctl restart mongod.service
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To test, connect to the shell with authorisation:
PowerShell
mongo(sh) "mongodb://adminuser:password@localhost:27017"
mongo(sh) "mongodb://adminuser:password@localhost:27017"
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Setting up and connecting Passwork with authorization
You need to edit the [mongo] section of Passwork configuration file at /<passwork>/conf/keys/config.ini and specify the login and password of the created user:
Shell
[mongo]
connectionString = mongodb://localhost:27017
dbname = pwbox
useCreds = true
username = adminuser
password = password
[mongo]
connectionString = mongodb://localhost:27017
dbname = pwbox
useCreds = true
username = adminuser
password = password
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Save the changes and refresh the Passwork page to test the connection with MongoDB authorisation.

Updated 25 Dec 2024

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