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mongocli atlas dbusers delete
mongocli atlas commands are now deprecated because there's a new, dedicated CLI available for Atlas users. Migrate to the Atlas CLI to enjoy the same capabilities and the latest features. You can use mongocli atlas commands until April 30, 2023.Remove the specified database user from your project.
To use this command, you must authenticate with a user account or an API key that has the Project Owner role.
Syntax
Command Syntax
mongocli atlas dbusers delete <username> [options]
Arguments
Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
username | string | true | Username to delete from the MongoDB database. The format of the username depends on the user's method of authentication. |
Options
Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
--authDB | string | false | Authentication database name. If the user authenticates with AWS IAM, x.509, or LDAP, this value should be $external. If the user authenticates with SCRAM-SHA, this value should be admin. This value defaults to "admin". |
--force | false | Flag that indicates whether to skip the confirmation prompt before proceeding with the requested action. | |
-h, --help | false | help for delete | |
--projectId | string | false | Hexadecimal string that identifies the project to use. This option overrides the settings in the configuration file or environment variable. |
Inherited Options
Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
-P, --profile | string | false | Name of the profile to use from your configuration file. To learn about profiles for MongoCLI, see https://dochub.mongodb.org/core/atlas-cli-configuration-file. |
Output
If the command succeeds, the CLI returns output similar to the following sample. Values in brackets represent your values.
DB user '<Name>' deleted
Examples
# Delete the SCRAM SHA-authenticating database user named dylan for the project with the ID 5e2211c17a3e5a48f5497de3: mongocli atlas dbusers delete dylan --projectId 5e2211c17a3e5a48f5497de3
# Delete the AWS IAM-authenticating database user with the ARN arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/sales/enterprise/DylanBloggs for the project with ID 5e2211c17a3e5a48f5497de3. Prepend $external with \ to escape the special-use character: mongocli atlas dbusers delete arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/sales/enterprise/DylanBloggs --authDB \$external --projectId 5e2211c17a3e5a48f5497de3
# Delete the xLDAP-authenticating database user with the RFC 2253 Distinguished Name CN=Dylan Bloggs,OU=Enterprise,OU=Sales,DC=Example,DC=COM for the project with ID 5e2211c17a3e5a48f5497de3. Prepend $external with \ to escape the special-use character: mongocli atlas dbusers delete CN=Dylan Bloggs,OU=Enterprise,OU=Sales,DC=Example,DC=COM --authDB \$external --projectId 5e2211c17a3e5a48f5497de3