DOCS-1529: copyDB not supported in 2.4 with auth

source/reference/command/copydb-fields.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+object:
+  name: copydb
+  type: dbcommand
+field:
+  optional: true
+  type: field
+name: fromhost
+type: string
+position: 2
+description: |
+  Hostname of the source :program:`mongod` instance. If omitted,
+  :dbcommand:`copydb` copies one database to another within a single
+  MongoDB instance.
+---
+object:
+  name: copydb
+  type: dbcommand
+field:
+  optional: false
+  type: field
+name: fromdb
+type: string
+position: 3
+description: |
+  Name of the source database.
+---
+object:
+  name: copydb
+  type: dbcommand
+field:
+  optional: false
+  type: field
+name: todb
+type: string
+position: 4
+description: |
+  Name of the target namespace.
+---
+object:
+  name: copydb
+  type: dbcommand
+field:
+  optional: true
+  type: field
+name: slaveOk
+type: boolean
+position: 5
+description: |
+  Set ``slaveOK`` to ``true`` to allow :dbcommand:`copydb` to copy data from
+  secondary members as well as the primary. ``fromhost`` must also be
+  set.
+---
+object:
+  name: copydb
+  type: dbcommand
+field:
+  optional: true
+  type: field
+name: username
+type: string
+position: 6
+description: |
+  The username credentials on the ``fromhost`` MongoDB deployment.
+---
+object:
+  name: copydb
+  type: dbcommand
+field:
+  optional: true
+  type: field
+name: nonce
+type: string
+position: 7
+description: |
+  A one-time password that you request from the remote server using the
+  :dbcommand:`copydbgetnonce` command.
+---
+object:
+  name: copydb
+  type: dbcommand
+field:
+  optional: true
+  type: field
+name: key
+type: string
+position: 8
+description: |
+  A hash of the password used for authentication.
+...

source/reference/command/copydb.txt

@@ -7,7 +7,12 @@ copydb
 .. dbcommand:: copydb
 
    The :dbcommand:`copydb` command copies a database from a remote
-   host to the current host. The command has the following syntax:
+   host to the current host. :dbcommand:`copydb` accepts the following
+   options:
+
+   .. include:: /reference/command/copydb-fields.rst
+
+   :dbcommand:`copydb` has the following syntax:
 
    .. code-block:: javascript
 
@@ -20,30 +25,28 @@ copydb
         nonce: <nonce>,
         key: <key> }
 
-   All of the following arguments are optional:
-
-   - slaveOk
-   - username
-   - nonce
-   - key
-
-   You can omit the ``fromhost`` argument, to copy one database to
-   another database within a single MongoDB instance.
-
-   You must run this command on the destination, or the ``todb``
-   server.
+Behavior
+--------
 
    Be aware of the following behaviors:
 
-   - :dbcommand:`copydb` can run against a :term:`slave` or a
+   - :dbcommand:`copydb` cannot be used by users whose privileges
+     were set with the new :doc:`role-based user documents
+     </reference/user-privileges/>` that were introduced in 2.4.
+     To use :dbcommand:`copydb` with access control enabled
+     you must use the :doc:`legacy user privilege documents
+     </reference/privilege-documents/>` from v2.2 and prior.
+
+   - :dbcommand:`copydb` can run against a :term:`secondary` or a
      non-:term:`primary` member of a :term:`replica set`. In this case,
      you must set the ``slaveOk`` option to ``true``.
 
    - :dbcommand:`copydb` does not snapshot the database. If the state
      of the database changes at any point during the operation, the
      resulting database may be inconsistent.
 
-   - You must run :dbcommand:`copydb` on the **destination server**.
+   - You must run :dbcommand:`copydb` on the **destination server**, i.e. the
+     host receiving the copied data.
 
    - The destination server is not locked for the duration of the
      :dbcommand:`copydb` operation. This means that