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Edit Authentication Credentials

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If your MongoDB deployment enforces access control, the On-Prem MongoDB Management Service agents must authenticate to MongoDB as a user with the proper access.

Procedures

Edit Host Credential Information for Monitoring

Before editing these credentials, set up the agent as a user in MongoDB with appropriate access. See Configure Monitoring Agent for Access Control.

To edit authentication credential information:

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Select the Deployment tab and then the Deployment page.

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Select the host’s gear icon and select Edit Host.

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Select the Credentials tab.

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At the bottom of the dialog box, click the Change button.

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Enter the credentials.

Edit the following information, as appropriate:

Auth Mechanism The authentication mechanism used by the host. Can specify MONGODB-CR, LDAP (PLAIN), or Kerberos(GSSAPI).
Current DB Username If the authentication mechanism is MONGODB-CR or LDAP, the username used to authenticate the Monitoring Agent to the MongoDB deployment. See Add Monitoring Agent User for MONGODB-CR, Configure Monitoring Agent for LDAP, or Configure the Monitoring Agent for Kerberos for setting up user credentials.
Current DB Password If the authentication mechanism is MONGODB-CR or LDAP, the password used to authenticate the Monitoring Agent to the MongoDB deployment. See Add Monitoring Agent User for MONGODB-CR, Configure Monitoring Agent for LDAP, or Configure the Monitoring Agent for Kerberos for setting up user credentials.
Update other hosts in replica set/sharded cluster as well Only for cluster or replica set. If checked, apply the credentials to all other hosts in the cluster or replica set.
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Click the Submit button.

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Close the dialog box.

Edit Host Credential Information for Backup

Before editing these credentials, set up the agent as a user in MongoDB with appropriate access. See Configure Backup Agent for Access Control.

To edit authentication credential information:

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Select the Backup tab and then select Replica Set Status or Sharded Cluster Status.

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On the line listing the cluster or replica set, click the gear icon.

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Select Edit Credentials.

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Enter the credentials.

Edit the following information, as appropriate:

Auth Mechanism The authentication mechanism used by the host. Can specify MONGODB-CR, LDAP (PLAIN), or Kerberos(GSSAPI).
Current DB Username If the authentication mechanism is MONGODB-CR or LDAP, the username used to authenticate the Monitoring Agent to the MongoDB deployment. See Configure Backup Agent for MONGODB-CR, Configure Backup Agent for LDAP Authentication, or Configure the Backup Agent for Kerberos for setting up user credentials.
Current DB Password If the authentication mechanism is MONGODB-CR or LDAP, the password used to authenticate the Monitoring Agent to the MongoDB deployment. See Configure Backup Agent for MONGODB-CR, Configure Backup Agent for LDAP Authentication, or Configure the Backup Agent for Kerberos for setting up user credentials.
My deployment supports SSL for MongoDB connections If checked, the Monitoring Agent must have a trusted CA certificate in order to connect to the MongoDB instances. See Configure Monitoring Agent for SSL.
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Click Save.

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