Mongodb node authentication says not authorized yet logs in

Question

I have the following, & im using it to log in and do a query, so I get through db.authenticate, but when I do my query I get thrown:

MongoError: unauthorized data ns:data.data lock type:0 client:127.0.0.1] name: 'MongoError' }

As ridiculous as the code block below may seem with all the nesting, i guess thats javascript's only flaw.

Db.open(function(err, db) {     
    if(!err) {
    db.authenticate("admin", "1234", function(authdb, err) {

            if(!err) { //YAY I LOG IN!!!

              db.collection('data', function(err, collection) {
                collection.findOne({'id':'1'}, function(err, item) {
                    if(err) { //What?!? I AM logged in
                         db.close();
                         console.log(err);

                }
              }  );
            }  );
          }
        }  ); //Sad face
    }
});

How comes I can authenticate but I can't run the findOne query? If I try the same with the same user in the mongo shell it goes through.

In the code above your db is called data and your collection is also called data? How exactly do you perform authentication and the same find in mongo shell? — Asya Kamsky, Mar 02 '13 at 12:48

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 02 '13 at 12:54

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Try swapping authdb and err:

// WRONG
db.authenticate("admin", "1234", function(authdb, err) { ... });
// RIGHT
db.authenticate("admin", "1234", function(err, authdb) { ... });

answered Mar 02 '13 at 12:54

robertklep

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Thank you! That did it, I decided to move to MongoConnect though, it seems to be far easier – Tarang Mar 02 '13 at 13:20

Mongodb node authentication says not authorized yet logs in

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