db.dropUser() (mongosh method)

Definition

db.dropUser(username, writeConcern)

Removes the user from the current database.

Important

mongosh Method

This page documents a mongosh method. This is not the documentation for database commands or language-specific drivers, such as Node.js.

For the database command, see the dropUser command.

For MongoDB API drivers, refer to the language-specific MongoDB driver documentation.

The db.dropUser() method takes the following arguments:

Parameter	Type	Description
username	string	The name of the user to remove from the database.
writeConcern	document	Optional. The level of write concern for the operation. See Write Concern Specification.

The db.dropUser() method wraps the dropUser command.

Before dropping a user who has the userAdminAnyDatabase role, ensure you have at least another user with user administration privileges.

Compatibility

This method is available in deployments hosted in the following environments:

• MongoDB Enterprise: The subscription-based, self-managed version of MongoDB

• MongoDB Community: The source-available, free-to-use, and self-managed version of MongoDB

Behavior

Required Access

You must have the dropUser action on a database to drop a user from that database.

Example

The following db.dropUser() operation drops the reportUser1 user on the products database.

use products
db.dropUser("reportUser1", {w: "majority", wtimeout: 5000})