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  2. MONGOSH-827

When using authenticationMechanism=GSSAPI mongo shell should not require username argument

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    • Type: Icon: Bug Bug
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    • Priority: Icon: Minor - P4 Minor - P4
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      When using authenticationMechanism=GSSAPI mongo shell should not require --username argument.

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      When using authenticationMechanism=GSSAPI mongo shell should not require --username argument.
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      Problem Description

      MongoDB uses the AuthN_id from kerberos ccache (default principal), and does not do any canonicalization. So, we can use the AuthN_ID as AuthZ_id and Mongo shell dont need to accept a --username argument. This adds to user confusion in kerberos environemnts.

      Steps to Reproduce

      Start a mongod instance with kerberos support.

      connect to mongod server using mongo shell.. Here you need to pass --username argument.

      Expected Results

      Ideally we dont need to pass --username argument when doing kerberos authentication.

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            Reporter:
            g.sravan4u@gmail.com Sravan _
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