Mongodb connection URI

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Hi,

I am trying to connect with MongoDB with the node
and access control is also enabled
using URI
mongodb://USER:PASSWORD@HOSTANME:27017/DATABASE_NAME
but it is not connecting to the database but when I add ?authSource=authDB at the end of the URI it is connected successfully

is there any way to connect with MongoDB without specifying authSource at the end of the URI?

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Conditionally, the answer is “yes”, depending on your setup. See the authSource Connnection Option documentation.

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hi,

I have MongoDB on my system and I want to connect with the node
using bellow URI

mongodb://shakir_usr1:PASSWORD@Hostname:27017/shakir_db?authSource=admin

when I add ?authSource=admin after the db name it will connect.
if I remove ?authSource=admin at the end it will not connect.

My USER is created in admin db.

when adding?authSource=admin in the last which worked.

but I want it without ?authSource=admin it should work as well get this error in error log
“error”: “UserNotFound: Could not find user "shakir_usr1" for db "shakir_db"”}

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If you read the information in the link I posted, you will have your answer.

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Ok,

I have checked the link you provided.

that means I have to define authSource if I add a database name in the uri.

Thanks

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What it says is this:

If authSource is unspecified, authSourcedefaults to the defaultauthdb specified in the connection string.

If defaultauthdb is unspecified, then authSource defaults to admin.

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You can connect to MongoDB without specifying authSource in the URI if the authentication database is the same as your target database. Otherwise, include it for clarity and security.