See all the process, and information from log and console: http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/control-access-to-mongodb-with-authentication/#control-access-add-users Server has startup warnings: Fri Apr 5 17:58:10.946 [initandlisten] Fri Apr 5 17:58:10.946 [initandlisten] ** NOTE: This is a 32 bit MongoDB binary. Fri Apr 5 17:58:10.946 [initandlisten] ** 32 bit builds are limited to less than 2GB of data (or less with --journal). Fri Apr 5 17:58:10.946 [initandlisten] ** See http://dochub.mongodb.org/core/32bit Fri Apr 5 17:58:10.947 [initandlisten] replica2:PRIMARY> db.addUser( { user: "root", "pwd":"mongo", roles: [ "userAdminAnyDatabase" ] } ) { "user" : "root", "pwd" : "7bc9aa6753e5241290fd85fece372bd8", "roles" : [ "userAdminAnyDatabase" ], "_id" : ObjectId("515f4d015827f846df604bd0") } replica2:PRIMARY> db.removeUser("root") replica2:PRIMARY> use admin switched to db admin replica2:PRIMARY> db.system.users.find(); replica2:PRIMARY> db.addUser( { user: "root", "pwd":"mongo", roles: [ "userAdminAnyDatabase" ] } ) { "user" : "root", "pwd" : "7bc9aa6753e5241290fd85fece372bd8", "roles" : [ "userAdminAnyDatabase" ], "_id" : ObjectId("515f4db45827f846df604bd1") } replica2:PRIMARY> [root@mongodbN5 ~] # mongo MongoDB shell version: 2.4.1 connecting to: test Server has startup warnings: Fri Apr 5 17:58:21.031 [initandlisten] Fri Apr 5 17:58:21.031 [initandlisten] ** NOTE: This is a 32 bit MongoDB binary. Fri Apr 5 17:58:21.031 [initandlisten] ** 32 bit builds are limited to less than 2GB of data (or less with --journal). Fri Apr 5 17:58:21.031 [initandlisten] ** See http://dochub.mongodb.org/core/32bit Fri Apr 5 17:58:21.032 [initandlisten] replica2:SECONDARY> use admin switched to db admin replica2:SECONDARY> db.system.users.find(); error: { "$err" : "not master and slaveOk=false", "code" : 13435 } replica2:SECONDARY> db.getMongo().setSlaveOk() replica2:SECONDARY> db.system.users.find(); replica2:SECONDARY> db.system.users.find(); { "_id" : ObjectId("515f4db45827f846df604bd1"), "user" : "root", "pwd" : "7bc9aa6753e5241290fd85fece372bd8", "roles" : [ "userAdminAnyDatabase" ] } replica2:SECONDARY> [root@mongodbN6 ~] # mongo MongoDB shell version: 2.4.1 connecting to: test Server has startup warnings: Fri Apr 5 17:58:24.623 [initandlisten] Fri Apr 5 17:58:24.623 [initandlisten] ** NOTE: This is a 32 bit MongoDB binary. Fri Apr 5 17:58:24.623 [initandlisten] ** 32 bit builds are limited to less than 2GB of data (or less with --journal). Fri Apr 5 17:58:24.623 [initandlisten] ** See http://dochub.mongodb.org/core/32bit Fri Apr 5 17:58:24.623 [initandlisten] replica2:SECONDARY> use admin switched to db admin replica2:SECONDARY> db.getMongo().setSlaveOk() replica2:SECONDARY> db.runCommand( { shardingState: 1 } ) { "note" : "from execCommand", "ok" : 0, "errmsg" : "not master" } replica2:SECONDARY> db.system.users.find(); replica2:SECONDARY> db.system.users.find(); { "_id" : ObjectId("515f4db45827f846df604bd1"), "user" : "root", "pwd" : "7bc9aa6753e5241290fd85fece372bd8", "roles" : [ "userAdminAnyDatabase" ] } replica2:SECONDARY> [root@mongodbN4 ~] # vi /etc/mongod.cnf [root@mongodbN4 ~] # ll /usr/local/mongo/keyfile rw ------. 1 mongo mongo 1020 Apr 5 17:43 /usr/local/mongo/keyfile [root@mongodbN4 ~] # ll /usr/local/mongo/keyfile rw ------. 1 mongo mongo 1020 Apr 5 17:43 /usr/local/mongo/keyfile [root@mongodbN4 ~] # cat /usr/local/mongo/keyfile LHi75oy1KksA7dkR537AkWLqsEPE0mGG4U7xJj0haA1iWH+rsr1Xr5c+esQzb4MW 19MuuTbLEu/0a4FiLGF57n9AETPdJTSNcgVbl27+u5nmkatZNWb5ILRkWLo6ho6G GEK5X3Kqyt2yIERmmJLNaHwgqy2o/Hj7GltuXxR0Eb5pRXUZbFb7yAdBx815jL9+ hokaHX79OuUWki/Jfem7tZ7QpNc4eap/6h4OgzCiQQ241eXKTw4GNuRWyEW8/wEj Y1YMrrQvlZCDeUR7u5xbjCZ+XXRV5edYyg7UlEaOByF8/kUQYYf5OEAT59n9d81p fWt0N1JsPPJRKB87sTHviJwgZRNXFw/Steaynzs5ySodXVuRsOKsXcsdAigdU1WY AUf97zpq9oXv0f4o7xpbTk/psj1agx/hVXNLSIrAfmvq8P4cqDrVb4Hch9ENnu0J OCnfG6ZPAwIPIZ4lgGxBkOofak7dyZijUTPtEBaKLPbAiKn8X9C30r5GyDDbl9Xw hnpK1lBu3lk3Nyo6auKbj3W4ekyzvS+Bfr+2IbEFrWxWZWWkUYPG9qZ6QTKP+GLm TqhO+bBB9htRgAYVSaTWn34h8Ab22BDHPxCjoMJR0Ns0AYA2JNgHQp2eqA/XOgkE DE7X1tmxiAqwqVD9OPnayzuOwA2slCt8CBy+VcBwmLwnRA0BeGvlvptm/e0hRLTU AMB5hY+ReZ41q197xerDVDduUrdZItOcFCAcpoIesmK8UzX36pWnnZj1ywe+Diwz m+e4akt3gEaZzgkecQFhCnN9NVpwMdvtD2v5QEMTL02FRwBmaOCIRZWZsqAoLIqz S8hcMobBGaWY6Rgmd3nWP5PomV6I79XPPpBFyoupysca/lN11DgSl6sx8TbJwNyd oC4olxFutZfiIX+By4XcNo6BFH1J8c8rTq3OmtH8oG5/pZMiQ1OmGuHYWx0D6Veu Uzv0QqxZv4wLHnb+vGirS7XTKLTvO0ABSX6ahfP3w8U6 [root@mongodbN5 ~] # /etc/init.d/mongod stop Stopping mongod: [ OK ] [root@mongodbN5 ~] # ll /usr/local/mongo/keyfile rw ------. 1 mongo mongo 1020 Apr 5 17:47 /usr/local/mongo/keyfile [root@mongodbN5 ~] # cat /usr/local/mongo/keyfile LHi75oy1KksA7dkR537AkWLqsEPE0mGG4U7xJj0haA1iWH+rsr1Xr5c+esQzb4MW 19MuuTbLEu/0a4FiLGF57n9AETPdJTSNcgVbl27+u5nmkatZNWb5ILRkWLo6ho6G GEK5X3Kqyt2yIERmmJLNaHwgqy2o/Hj7GltuXxR0Eb5pRXUZbFb7yAdBx815jL9+ hokaHX79OuUWki/Jfem7tZ7QpNc4eap/6h4OgzCiQQ241eXKTw4GNuRWyEW8/wEj Y1YMrrQvlZCDeUR7u5xbjCZ+XXRV5edYyg7UlEaOByF8/kUQYYf5OEAT59n9d81p fWt0N1JsPPJRKB87sTHviJwgZRNXFw/Steaynzs5ySodXVuRsOKsXcsdAigdU1WY AUf97zpq9oXv0f4o7xpbTk/psj1agx/hVXNLSIrAfmvq8P4cqDrVb4Hch9ENnu0J OCnfG6ZPAwIPIZ4lgGxBkOofak7dyZijUTPtEBaKLPbAiKn8X9C30r5GyDDbl9Xw hnpK1lBu3lk3Nyo6auKbj3W4ekyzvS+Bfr+2IbEFrWxWZWWkUYPG9qZ6QTKP+GLm TqhO+bBB9htRgAYVSaTWn34h8Ab22BDHPxCjoMJR0Ns0AYA2JNgHQp2eqA/XOgkE DE7X1tmxiAqwqVD9OPnayzuOwA2slCt8CBy+VcBwmLwnRA0BeGvlvptm/e0hRLTU AMB5hY+ReZ41q197xerDVDduUrdZItOcFCAcpoIesmK8UzX36pWnnZj1ywe+Diwz m+e4akt3gEaZzgkecQFhCnN9NVpwMdvtD2v5QEMTL02FRwBmaOCIRZWZsqAoLIqz S8hcMobBGaWY6Rgmd3nWP5PomV6I79XPPpBFyoupysca/lN11DgSl6sx8TbJwNyd oC4olxFutZfiIX+By4XcNo6BFH1J8c8rTq3OmtH8oG5/pZMiQ1OmGuHYWx0D6Veu Uzv0QqxZv4wLHnb+vGirS7XTKLTvO0ABSX6ahfP3w8U6 [root@mongodbN5 ~] # [root@mongodbN6 ~] # /etc/init.d/mongod stop Stopping mongod: [ OK ] [root@mongodbN6 ~] # ll /usr/local/mongo/keyfile rw ------. 1 mongo mongo 1020 Apr 5 17:48 /usr/local/mongo/keyfile [root@mongodbN6 ~] # cat /usr/local/mongo/keyfile LHi75oy1KksA7dkR537AkWLqsEPE0mGG4U7xJj0haA1iWH+rsr1Xr5c+esQzb4MW 19MuuTbLEu/0a4FiLGF57n9AETPdJTSNcgVbl27+u5nmkatZNWb5ILRkWLo6ho6G GEK5X3Kqyt2yIERmmJLNaHwgqy2o/Hj7GltuXxR0Eb5pRXUZbFb7yAdBx815jL9+ hokaHX79OuUWki/Jfem7tZ7QpNc4eap/6h4OgzCiQQ241eXKTw4GNuRWyEW8/wEj Y1YMrrQvlZCDeUR7u5xbjCZ+XXRV5edYyg7UlEaOByF8/kUQYYf5OEAT59n9d81p fWt0N1JsPPJRKB87sTHviJwgZRNXFw/Steaynzs5ySodXVuRsOKsXcsdAigdU1WY AUf97zpq9oXv0f4o7xpbTk/psj1agx/hVXNLSIrAfmvq8P4cqDrVb4Hch9ENnu0J OCnfG6ZPAwIPIZ4lgGxBkOofak7dyZijUTPtEBaKLPbAiKn8X9C30r5GyDDbl9Xw hnpK1lBu3lk3Nyo6auKbj3W4ekyzvS+Bfr+2IbEFrWxWZWWkUYPG9qZ6QTKP+GLm TqhO+bBB9htRgAYVSaTWn34h8Ab22BDHPxCjoMJR0Ns0AYA2JNgHQp2eqA/XOgkE DE7X1tmxiAqwqVD9OPnayzuOwA2slCt8CBy+VcBwmLwnRA0BeGvlvptm/e0hRLTU AMB5hY+ReZ41q197xerDVDduUrdZItOcFCAcpoIesmK8UzX36pWnnZj1ywe+Diwz m+e4akt3gEaZzgkecQFhCnN9NVpwMdvtD2v5QEMTL02FRwBmaOCIRZWZsqAoLIqz S8hcMobBGaWY6Rgmd3nWP5PomV6I79XPPpBFyoupysca/lN11DgSl6sx8TbJwNyd oC4olxFutZfiIX+By4XcNo6BFH1J8c8rTq3OmtH8oG5/pZMiQ1OmGuHYWx0D6Veu Uzv0QqxZv4wLHnb+vGirS7XTKLTvO0ABSX6ahfP3w8U6 [root@mongodbN6 ~] # Fri Apr 5 18:31:21.964 [journal] lsn set 411208 Fri Apr 5 18:31:21.995 [snapshotthread] cpu: elapsed:4000 writelock: 0% Fri Apr 5 18:31:22.081 [TTLMonitor] query $SERVER.system.indexes query: { expireAfterSeconds: { $exists: true } } ntoreturn:0 ntoskip:0 nscanned:0 keyUpdates:0 locks(micros) r:268 nreturned:0 reslen:20 0ms Fri Apr 5 18:31:22.082 [TTLMonitor] creating profile collection: $SERVER.system.profile Fri Apr 5 18:31:22.082 [TTLMonitor] Assertion: 10356:invalid ns: $SERVER.system.profile 0x89f133d 0x89c6e75 0x89acb10 0x89ad066 0x86bc7e1 0x8600a1e 0x860172e 0x860273f 0x85f695b 0x85f77b4 0x83545f3 0x8317abb 0x85ea9c7 0x885302a 0x885515c 0x89afc9e 0x89b087e 0x8a3f33e 0x785a09 0x1ed00e /usr/local/mongo/bin/mongod(_ZN5mongo15printStackTraceERSo+0x2d) [0x89f133d] /usr/local/mongo/bin/mongod(_ZN5mongo10logContextEPKc+0xa5) [0x89c6e75] /usr/local/mongo/bin/mongod(_ZN5mongo11msgassertedEiPKc+0xc0) [0x89acb10] /usr/local/mongo/bin/mongod() [0x89ad066] /usr/local/mongo/bin/mongod(_ZN5mongo12userCreateNSEPKcNS_7BSONObjERSsbPb+0x121) [0x86bc7e1] /usr/local/mongo/bin/mongod(_ZN5mongo28getOrCreateProfileCollectionEPNS_8DatabaseEbPSs+0x4fe) [0x8600a1e] /usr/local/mongo/bin/mongod() [0x860172e] /usr/local/mongo/bin/mongod(_ZN5mongo7profileERKNS_6ClientEiRNS_5CurOpE+0x43f) [0x860273f] /usr/local/mongo/bin/mongod(_ZN5mongo16assembleResponseERNS_7MessageERNS_10DbResponseERKNS_11HostAndPortE+0xafb) [0x85f695b] /usr/local/mongo/bin/mongod(_ZN5mongo14DBDirectClient4callERNS_7MessageES2_bPSs+0x84) [0x85f77b4] /usr/local/mongo/bin/mongod(_ZN5mongo14DBClientCursor4initEv+0xc3) [0x83545f3] /usr/local/mongo/bin/mongod(_ZN5mongo12DBClientBase5queryERKSsNS_5QueryEiiPKNS_7BSONObjEii+0xbb) [0x8317abb] /usr/local/mongo/bin/mongod(_ZN5mongo14DBDirectClient5queryERKSsNS_5QueryEiiPKNS_7BSONObjEii+0x77) [0x85ea9c7] /usr/local/mongo/bin/mongod(_ZN5mongo10TTLMonitor10doTTLForDBERKSs+0x24a) [0x885302a] /usr/local/mongo/bin/mongod(_ZN5mongo10TTLMonitor3runEv+0x40c) [0x885515c] /usr/local/mongo/bin/mongod(_ZN5mongo13BackgroundJob7jobBodyEN5boost10shared_ptrINS0_9JobStatusEEE+0xbe) [0x89afc9e] /usr/local/mongo/bin/mongod(_ZN5boost6detail11thread_dataINS_3_bi6bind_tIvNS_4_mfi3mf1IvN5mongo13BackgroundJobENS_10shared_ptrINS7_9JobStatusEEEEENS2_5list2INS2_5valueIPS7_EENSD_ISA_EEEEEEE3runEv+0x7e) [0x89b087e] /usr/local/mongo/bin/mongod() [0x8a3f33e] /lib/libpthread.so.0() [0x785a09] /lib/libc.so.6(clone+0x5e) [0x1ed00e] Fri Apr 5 18:31:22.097 [TTLMonitor] warning: Caught Assertion while trying to profile query against $SERVER.system.indexes: 10356 invalid ns: $SERVER.system.profile Fri Apr 5 18:31:22.098 [TTLMonitor] query admin.system.indexes query: { expireAfterSeconds: { $exists: true } } ntoreturn:0 ntoskip:0 nscanned:2 keyUpdates:0 locks(micros) r:232 nreturned:0 reslen:20 0ms Fri Apr 5 18:31:22.099 [TTLMonitor] query local.system.indexes query: { expireAfterSeconds: { $exists: true } } ntoreturn:0 ntoskip:0 nscanned:4 keyUpdates:0 locks(micros) r:205 nreturned:0 reslen:20 0ms Fri Apr 5 18:31:22.916 [conn72] run command admin.$cmd { replSetHeartbeat: "replica2", v: 3, pv: 1, checkEmpty: false, from: "10.0.3.236:27017" } Fri Apr 5 18:31:22.916 [conn72] command admin.$cmd command: { replSetHeartbeat: "replica2", v: 3, pv: 1, checkEmpty: false, from: "10.0.3.236:27017" } ntoreturn:1 keyUpdates:0 reslen:124 0ms Fri Apr 5 18:31:23.027 [conn73] run command admin.$cmd { replSetHeartbeat: "replica2", v: 3, pv: 1, checkEmpty: false, from: "10.0.3.235:27017" } Fri Apr 5 18:31:23.027 [conn73] command admin.$cmd command: { replSetHeartbeat: "replica2", v: 3, pv: 1, checkEmpty: false, from: "10.0.3.235:27017" } ntoreturn:1 keyUpdates:0 reslen:124 0ms Fri Apr 5 18:31:24.918 [conn72] run command admin.$cmd { replSetHeartbeat: "replica2", v: 3, pv: 1, checkEmpty: false, from: "10.0.3.236:27017" } Fri Apr 5 18:31:24.918 [conn72] command admin.$cmd command: { replSetHeartbeat: "replica2", v: 3, pv: 1, checkEmpty: false, from: "10.0.3.236:27017" } ntoreturn:1 keyUpdates:0 reslen:124 0ms Fri Apr 5 18:31:25.030 [conn73] run command admin.$cmd { replSetHeartbeat: "replica2", v: 3, pv: 1, checkEmpty: false, from: "10.0.3.235:27017" } Fri Apr 5 18:31:25.031 [conn73] command admin.$cmd command: { replSetHeartbeat: "replica2", v: 3, pv: 1, checkEmpty: false, from: "10.0.3.235:27017" } ntoreturn:1 keyUpdates:0 reslen:124 0ms Fri Apr 5 18:31:25.947 [conn12] getmore local.oplog.rs query: { ts: { $gte: Timestamp 1365200308000|1 } } cursorid:115484627315748 ntoreturn:0 keyUpdates:0 locks(micros) r:542 nreturned:0 reslen:20 5013ms Fri Apr 5 18:31:25.995 [snapshotthread] cpu: elapsed:4000 writelock: 0% Fri Apr 5 18:31:26.921 [conn74] run command local.$cmd { getnonce: 1 } Fri Apr 5 18:31:26.921 [conn74] command local.$cmd command: { getnonce: 1 } ntoreturn:1 keyUpdates:0 reslen:65 0ms Fri Apr 5 18:31:26.923 [conn74] run command local.$cmd { authenticate: 1, nonce: "1ed2d58a7b5f AFTER clean up and establish AGAIN the replicaset replica2:PRIMARY> rs.status() { "set" : "replica2", "date" : ISODate("2013-04-05T23:05:30Z"), "myState" : 1, "members" : [ { "_id" : 0, "name" : "10.0.3.234:27017", "health" : 1, "state" : 1, "stateStr" : "PRIMARY", "uptime" : 76, "optime" : { "t" : 1365202164, "i" : 1 } , "optimeDate" : ISODate("2013-04-05T22:49:24Z"), "self" : true }, { "_id" : 1, "name" : "10.0.3.235:27017", "health" : 1, "state" : 2, "stateStr" : "SECONDARY", "uptime" : 27, "optime" : { "t" : 1365202164, "i" : 1 } , "optimeDate" : ISODate("2013-04-05T22:49:24Z"), "lastHeartbeat" : ISODate("2013-04-05T23:05:29Z"), "lastHeartbeatRecv" : ISODate("1970-01-01T00:00:00Z"), "pingMs" : 1, "lastHeartbeatMessage" : "syncing to: 10.0.3.234:27017" }, { "_id" : 2, "name" : "10.0.3.236:27017", "health" : 1, "state" : 2, "stateStr" : "SECONDARY", "uptime" : 5, "optime" : { "t" : 1365202164, "i" : 1 } , "optimeDate" : ISODate("2013-04-05T22:49:24Z"), "lastHeartbeat" : ISODate("2013-04-05T23:05:29Z"), "lastHeartbeatRecv" : ISODate("2013-04-05T23:05:29Z"), "pingMs" : 1 } ], "ok" : 1 } replica2:PRIMARY> use admin switched to db admin replica2:PRIMARY> db.system.users.find(); { "_id" : ObjectId("515f54f4094db731fa2766ca"), "user" : "root", "pwd" : "7bc9aa6753e5241290fd85fece372bd8", "roles" : [ "userAdminAnyDatabase" ] } replica2:PRIMARY> [root@mongodbN5 ~] # mongo MongoDB shell version: 2.4.1 connecting to: test Server has startup warnings: Fri Apr 5 19:05:01.412 [initandlisten] Fri Apr 5 19:05:01.412 [initandlisten] ** NOTE: This is a 32 bit MongoDB binary. Fri Apr 5 19:05:01.412 [initandlisten] ** 32 bit builds are limited to less than 2GB of data (or less with --journal). Fri Apr 5 19:05:01.412 [initandlisten] ** See http://dochub.mongodb.org/core/32bit Fri Apr 5 19:05:01.413 [initandlisten] replica2:SECONDARY> db.getMongo().setSlaveOk() replica2:SECONDARY> use admin switched to db admin replica2:SECONDARY> db.system.users.find(); { "_id" : ObjectId("515f54f4094db731fa2766ca"), "user" : "root", "pwd" : "7bc9aa6753e5241290fd85fece372bd8", "roles" : [ "userAdminAnyDatabase" ] } replica2:SECONDARY> [root@mongodbN6 ~] # mongo MongoDB shell version: 2.4.1 connecting to: test Server has startup warnings: Fri Apr 5 19:05:22.868 [initandlisten] Fri Apr 5 19:05:22.869 [initandlisten] ** NOTE: This is a 32 bit MongoDB binary. Fri Apr 5 19:05:22.869 [initandlisten] ** 32 bit builds are limited to less than 2GB of data (or less with --journal). Fri Apr 5 19:05:22.869 [initandlisten] ** See http://dochub.mongodb.org/core/32bit Fri Apr 5 19:05:22.869 [initandlisten] replica2:SECONDARY> use admin switched to db admin replica2:SECONDARY> db.getMongo().setSlaveOk() replica2:SECONDARY> db.system.users.find(); { "_id" : ObjectId("515f54f4094db731fa2766ca"), "user" : "root", "pwd" : "7bc9aa6753e5241290fd85fece372bd8", "roles" : [ "userAdminAnyDatabase" ] } replica2:SECONDARY> replica2:PRIMARY> db.system.users.find(); { "_id" : ObjectId("515f54f4094db731fa2766ca"), "user" : "root", "pwd" : "7bc9aa6753e5241290fd85fece372bd8", "roles" : [ "userAdminAnyDatabase" ] } replica2:PRIMARY> db.addUser( { user: "marco", pwd: "mongo", roles: [ "userAdmin" ] } ) { "user" : "marco", "pwd" : "d3e62f4c292a090d179e198f8d3ad602", "roles" : [ "userAdmin" ], "_id" : ObjectId("515f5a2620a51d6d7b98e52c") } replica2:PRIMARY> db.system.users.find(); { "_id" : ObjectId("515f54f4094db731fa2766ca"), "user" : "root", "pwd" : "7bc9aa6753e5241290fd85fece372bd8", "roles" : [ "userAdminAnyDatabase" ] } { "_id" : ObjectId("515f5a2620a51d6d7b98e52c"), "user" : "marco", "pwd" : "d3e62f4c292a090d179e198f8d3ad602", "roles" : [ "userAdmin" ] } replica2:PRIMARY> replica2:SECONDARY> db.system.users.find(); { "_id" : ObjectId("515f54f4094db731fa2766ca"), "user" : "root", "pwd" : "7bc9aa6753e5241290fd85fece372bd8", "roles" : [ "userAdminAnyDatabase" ] } { "_id" : ObjectId("515f5a2620a51d6d7b98e52c"), "user" : "marco", "pwd" : "d3e62f4c292a090d179e198f8d3ad602", "roles" : [ "userAdmin" ] } replica2:SECONDARY> replica2:SECONDARY> db.system.users.find(); { "_id" : ObjectId("515f54f4094db731fa2766ca"), "user" : "root", "pwd" : "7bc9aa6753e5241290fd85fece372bd8", "roles" : [ "userAdminAnyDatabase" ] } { "_id" : ObjectId("515f5a2620a51d6d7b98e52c"), "user" : "marco", "pwd" : "d3e62f4c292a090d179e198f8d3ad602", "roles" : [ "userAdmin" ] } replica2:SECONDARY> RESTART ALL with Authentication and KEYFILE logs on primary say all ok Fri Apr 5 19:14:17.270 [snapshotthread] cpu: elapsed:4000 writelock: 0% Fri Apr 5 19:14:17.372 BackgroundJob starting: ConnectBG Fri Apr 5 19:14:17.373 BackgroundJob starting: ConnectBG Fri Apr 5 19:14:17.374 BackgroundJob starting: MultiCommandJob Fri Apr 5 19:14:17.375 [rsMgr] replSet dev we are freshest of up nodes, nok:1 nTies:1 Fri Apr 5 19:14:17.375 [rsMgr] replSet info electSelf 0 Fri Apr 5 19:14:17.375 BackgroundJob starting: MultiCommandJob Fri Apr 5 19:14:17.377 [rsMgr] replSet election succeeded, assuming primary role Fri Apr 5 19:14:17.377 [rsMgr] replSet waiting for replication to finish before becoming primary Fri Apr 5 19:14:17.385 [rsHealthPoll] replSet member 10.0.3.236:27017 is up Fri Apr 5 19:14:17.385 [rsHealthPoll] replSet member 10.0.3.236:27017 is now in state SECONDARY Fri Apr 5 19:14:17.798 [conn2] run command admin.$cmd { replSetHeartbeat: "replica2", v: 1, pv: 1, checkEmpty: false, from: "10.0.3.235:27017" } Fri Apr 5 19:14:17.798 [conn2] command admin.$cmd command: { replSetHeartbeat: "replica2", v: 1, pv: 1, checkEmpty: false, from: "10.0.3.235:27017" } ntoreturn:1 keyUpdates:0 reslen:124 0ms Fri Apr 5 19:14:17.800 [conn2] run command admin.$cmd { replSetFresh: 1, set: "replica2", opTime: new Date(5863504359114932225), who: "10.0.3.235:27017", cfgver: 1, id: 1 } Fri Apr 5 19:14:17.800 [conn2] command admin.$cmd command: { replSetFresh: 1, set: "replica2", opTime: new Date(5863504359114932225), who: "10.0.3.235:27017", cfgver: 1, id: 1 } ntoreturn:1 keyUpdates:0 reslen:140 0ms Fri Apr 5 19:14:17.815 [conn2] run command admin.$cmd { replSetFresh: 1, set: "replica2", opTime: new Date(5863504359114932225), who: "10.0.3.235:27017", cfgver: 1, id: 1 } Fri Apr 5 19:14:17.816 [conn2] command admin.$cmd command: { replSetFresh: 1, set: "replica2", opTime: new Date(5863504359114932225), who: "10.0.3.235:27017", cfgver: 1, id: 1 } ntoreturn:1 keyUpdates:0 reslen:140 0ms Fri Apr 5 19:14:18.205 [conn4] run command admin.$cmd { replSetHeartbeat: "replica2", v: 1, pv: 1, checkEmpty: false, from: "10.0.3.236:27017" } Fri Apr 5 19:14:18.205 [conn4] command admin.$cmd command: { replSetHeartbeat: "replica2", v: 1, pv: 1, checkEmpty: false, from: "10.0.3.236:27017" } ntoreturn:1 keyUpdates:0 reslen:144 0ms Authentication fails with any user [root@mongodbN4 ~] # mongo admin -umarco -pmongo MongoDB shell version: 2.4.1 connecting to: admin > db.r db.removeUser( db.repairDatabase( db.resetError( db.runCommand( > rs.s rs.slaveOk( rs.status( rs.stepDown( rs.syncFrom( > rs.status() { "ok" : 0, "errmsg" : "unauthorized" } > exit bye [root@mongodbN4 ~] # mongo admin -uroot -pmongo MongoDB shell version: 2.4.1 connecting to: admin > Here also the config file #General fork = true bind_ip = 127.0.0.1 port = 27017 quiet = true dbpath = /usr/local/mongo/data logpath = /usr/local/mongo/log/mongod.log logappend = true journal = true pidfilepath = /usr/local/mongo/db0.pid #security nounixsocket = true auth = true #Replica replSet = replica2 keyFile = /usr/local/mongo/keyfile oplogSize = 500 replIndexPrefetch = _id_only #Sharding #on controller #configsvr = true #bind_ip = 10.8.0.12 #port = 27001 #on server shardsvr = true #on mongos configdb = 10.8.0.12:27001 chunkSize = 64 #Diagnostics slowms = 50 profile = 3 verbose = true REMOVE authentication and all goes ok [root@mongodbN4 ~] # mongo admin -uroot -pmongo MongoDB shell version: 2.4.1 connecting to: admin Server has startup warnings: Fri Apr 5 19:22:00.746 [initandlisten] Fri Apr 5 19:22:00.746 [initandlisten] ** NOTE: This is a 32 bit MongoDB binary. Fri Apr 5 19:22:00.746 [initandlisten] ** 32 bit builds are limited to less than 2GB of data (or less with --journal). Fri Apr 5 19:22:00.746 [initandlisten] ** See http://dochub.mongodb.org/core/32bit Fri Apr 5 19:22:00.747 [initandlisten] replica2:PRIMARY> rs.status() { "set" : "replica2", "date" : ISODate("2013-04-05T23:22:24Z"), "myState" : 1, "members" : [ { "_id" : 0, "name" : "10.0.3.234:27017", "health" : 1, "state" : 1, "stateStr" : "PRIMARY", "uptime" : 24, "optime" : { "t" : 1365203494, "i" : 1 } , "optimeDate" : ISODate("2013-04-05T23:11:34Z"), "self" : true }, { "_id" : 1, "name" : "10.0.3.235:27017", "health" : 1, "state" : 2, "stateStr" : "SECONDARY", "uptime" : 18, "optime" : { "t" : 1365203494, "i" : 1 } , "optimeDate" : ISODate("2013-04-05T23:11:34Z"), "lastHeartbeat" : ISODate("2013-04-05T23:22:24Z"), "lastHeartbeatRecv" : ISODate("1970-01-01T00:00:00Z"), "pingMs" : 1, "lastHeartbeatMessage" : "syncing to: 10.0.3.234:27017" }, { "_id" : 2, "name" : "10.0.3.236:27017", "health" : 1, "state" : 2, "stateStr" : "SECONDARY", "uptime" : 12, "optime" : { "t" : 1365203494, "i" : 1 } , "optimeDate" : ISODate("2013-04-05T23:11:34Z"), "lastHeartbeat" : ISODate("2013-04-05T23:22:24Z"), "lastHeartbeatRecv" : ISODate("1970-01-01T00:00:00Z"), "pingMs" : 1, "lastHeartbeatMessage" : "syncing to: 10.0.3.234:27017" } ], "ok" : 1 } replica2:PRIMARY>