Syntax Error: missing ) after argument list @(shell):2:4

Question

I am getting the above error in Mongo DB when entering the following in the shell but I can't for the life of me see where there is a syntax error...

db.createUser (
... "user":"dbTest",
... "pwd":"testPass",
... "roles": [
... { "role":"readWrite", "db":"test" }
... ]
... )

That has been copied and pasted directly from the console.

Kobi · Accepted Answer · 2017-01-05 13:03:35Z

5

You're missing curly braces around the object literal:

db.createUser ({
    "user":"dbTest",
    "pwd":"testPass",
    "roles": [
    { "role":"readWrite", "db":"test" }
    ]
    })

See db.createUser() - Examples

edited Jan 5, 2017 at 13:03

answered Jan 5, 2017 at 13:01

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Steven Aguilar Over a year ago

I get the same error when running rocky26 = Movie.create(title: "Rocky XXVI") I tried passing { } and still didn't work. According to the documentation that is the right way to do it. Model.create

ryansin Over a year ago

@StevenAguilar I'm sure you have figured it out by now but I think you should have had Movie.create({"title": "Rocky XXVI"})

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