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db.dropRole()¶
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Definition¶
-
db.
dropRole
(rolename, writeConcern)¶ Deletes a user-defined role from the database on which you run the method.
Important
mongo
Shell MethodThis page documents a
mongo
method. This is not the documentation for database commands or language-specific drivers, such as Node.js. To use the database command, see thedropRole
command.For MongoDB API drivers, refer to the language-specific MongoDB driver documentation.
The
db.dropRole()
method takes the following arguments:Parameter Type Description rolename
string The name of the user-defined role to remove from the database. writeConcern
document Optional. The level of write concern for the removal operation. The writeConcern
document takes the same fields as thegetLastError
command.
Behavior¶
Replica set¶
If run on a replica set, db.dropRole()
is executed using
"majority"
write concern by default.
Example¶
The following operations remove the readPrices
role from the
products
database: