How to connect with username/password to mongodb using native node.js driver

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santosh picture santosh · Apr 20, 2013 · Viewed 45.4k times · Source

I'm using native mongo driver in Joyent cloud, the node.js application runs fine locally but in Joyent when i run with usrname/pswd that they provided it fails to connect. following is the code used to connect:

var db = new MongoDB(dbName, new Server('localhost', 27017 , {auto_reconnect: true}), {w: 1});
db.open(function(e, db){
if (e) {
    console.log(e);
} else{
    console.log('connected to database :: ' + dbName);
    //db.admin().authenticate('admin', '+(uihghjk', function(de , db){
    // if(e){
    //     console.log("could not authenticate");
    // }else {
    //console.log('connected to database :: ' + dbName);
    // }
    // });
}
});

Has anyone used native node.js driver in Joyent.

Thanks

Answer

Jonathan Ong picture Jonathan Ong · Apr 29, 2013

Easier if you just use MongoClient

MongoClient.connect('mongodb://admin:password@localhost:27017/db', function (err, db) {

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