Create a Read Only MongoDB User

There are times when you need account read only access to a database.

To create a read only database user MongoDB, do the following steps:

1. Login as a MongoDB administrator.

$ mongo -u admin -p --authenticationDatabase admin

2. Show list of database on MongoDB.

>>> show dbs

3. Select database.

>>> use edxapp

4. Create a new user with permission read only on the database.

>>> db.createUser({user: "edxapp_read", pwd: "password", roles: [{role: "read", db: "edxapp"}]})

5. Done.