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Display the Kerberos Password Field
If you use Kerberos authentication to connect to
your MongoDB deployment, you can enable the showKerberosPasswordField
option on MongoDB Compass.
About This Task
The password field is not necessary for Kerberos authentication, so
Compass disables the showKerberosPasswordField option by default.
If you enable the showKerberosPasswordField, MongoDB Compass displays the
Provide password directly option, which contains the
Password field. You can find the Kerberos Password
under the Advanced Connection Options > Authentication tab on the
Compass connection form.
Procedure
You can enable the showKerberosPasswordField option in either:
The Compass Settings panel.
The command line.
Compass Settings Panel
In the Compass top menu bar, click MongoDB Compass.
Alternatively, you can use keyboard shortcuts to open the Settings panel:
Windows or Linux:
Ctrl+,MacOS:
⌘+,
In the MongoDB Compass menu, click Settings.
Compass opens a dialog box where you can configure your MongoDB Compass settings.
Toggle Show Kerberos Password Field.
Click Save.
Command Line
The following command starts Compass from the command line and sets
the --showKerberosPasswordField option:
<path-to-Compass-executable> --readOnly
Note
The name and filepath of the Compass executable depend on your operating system.
Configuration File
You can specify the Compass configuration file in either EJSON
or YAML format. The following configurations set the
showKerberosPasswordField option to true:
EJSON
{ "showKerberosPasswordField": true }
YAML
showKerberosPasswordField: true
Learn More
To learn more about the MongoDB Compass configuration file, see Configuration File Settings.