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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.Create a custom database role for your project.
To use this command, you must authenticate with a user account or an API key that has the Project Owner role.
Syntax
mongocli atlas customDbRoles create <roleName> [options]
Arguments
Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
roleName | string | true | Name of the custom role to create. |
Options
Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
-h, --help | false | help for create | |
--inheritedRole | strings | false | List of inherited roles and the database on which the role is granted. |
-o, --output | string | false | Output format. Valid values are json, json-path, go-template, or go-template-file. |
--privilege | strings | false | List of actions per database and collection. If no database or collections are provided, cluster scope is assumed. |
--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 | Human-readable label that identifies the profile to use from your configuration file. To learn about profiles for the Atlas CLI, see https://dochub.mongodb.org/core/atlas-cli-save-connection-settings. To learn about profiles for MongoCLI, see https://dochub.mongodb.org/core/atlas-cli-configuration-file. |
Examples
mongocli atlas customDbRoles create customRole --privilege FIND@database,UPDATE@database