How to disable anonymous access to MongoDB 3.0.x in linux

Question

we are using centos 7 , mongodb 3.0.8 Im trying to disable anonymous access to mongodb. Place auth = true in /etc/mongod.conf disabling anonymous access in version 2.x but in version 3 when i place the same , the server it self not starting

When i hard search , i found in the mongo docs that in version 3.x security.authorization should be placed in /etc/mongod.conf

Could any one please help me how to place security.authorization in config file.

Answer 1

add the following to the mongod.conf file:

security:
  authorization: enabled