Cannot create admin user with local host bypass

[John Myers]

I've followed these instructions: 

http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/enable-authentication/

I'm assuming the localhost bypass is working, since I am able to connect w/ the local mongo client.

When I try and create the first user this is what I get...

MongoDB shell version: 3.0.5

connecting to: test

> use admin

switched to db admin

> db.createUser({user: "admin", pwd: "password", roles: [{role: "userAdminAnyDatabase", db: "admin"}]})

2015-08-19T10:57:59.081-0400 E QUERY    Error: couldn't add user: not authorized on admin to execute command { createUser: "admin", pwd: "xxx", roles: [ { role: "userAdminAnyDatabase", db: "admin" } ], digestPassword: false, writeConcern: { w: "majority", wtimeout: 30000.0 } }

    at Error (<anonymous>)

    at DB.createUser (src/mongo/shell/db.js:1101:11)

    at (shell):1:4 at src/mongo/shell/db.js:1101

What is the right way to do this?

[Ankit Kakkar]

Hi John,

Thanks for reaching out to us. Can you please let me know how you are connecting to the mongod? Are you using localhost or ip/machine name to connect?

Regards,

ankit