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14 changes: 12 additions & 2 deletions source/includes/steps-configure-ldap-mongodb.yaml
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Expand Up @@ -75,8 +75,18 @@ title: Authenticate the user in the ``mongo`` shell.
stepnum: 3
ref: ldap-sasl-authenticate
pre: |
To perform the authentication in the :program:`mongo` shell, use the
:method:`db.auth()` method in the ``$external`` database.
To authenticate when connecting with the ``mongo`` shell, run
:program:`mongo` with the following options, substituting ``<host>``
and ``<user>``, and enter your password when prompted:

.. class:: copyable-code
.. code-block:: shell

mongo --host <host> --authenticationMechanism PLAIN --authenticationDatabase '$external' -u <user> -p

Alternatively, connect without supplying credentials and call the
:method:`db.auth()` method on the ``$external`` database.

action:
pre: |
Specify the value ``"PLAIN"`` in the ``mechanism`` field, the user and
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