I cannot connect to a mongo server using the Solaris build of the mongo shell client with username and password supplied on the command line.

There is a similar bug affecting Windows:
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-3239

Seems to be the same problem.

Just as with that bug, I can work around by using db.auth() after connecting.

I cannot authenticate on the command line to a Solaris mongod server using a Solaris mongo shell client:

[09/15/11 18:53 madmin@m16.mongolab.com] $ mongo m16.mongolab.com:27267/admin -u USER -p PASS
MongoDB shell version: 1.8.2
Enter password: %

I can authenticate on the command line to a Solaris mongod server using a linux mongo shell client successfully:

[09/15/11 11:52 madmin@m9.mongolab.com] $ mongo m16.mongolab.com:27267/admin -u USER -p PASS
MongoDB shell version: 1.8.2
connecting to: m16.mongolab.com:27267/admin
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