mongodb auth_error ai_generated true

MongoServerError: Authentication failed

ID: mongodb/authentication-failed-mongo

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85%Fix Rate
88%Confidence
3Evidence
2023-01-01First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
7 active — — —

Root Cause

Wrong credentials or auth mechanism mismatch.

generic

Workarounds

  1. 92% success Verify username, password, and authSource database
  2. 88% success Check authenticationMechanisms matches client driver

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. Disable authentication in mongod.conf 92% fail

    Security vulnerability

  2. Use admin db credentials for app db 80% fail

    Excessive privilege