db.getRoles()
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Definition
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db.
getRoles
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Returns information for all the roles in the database on which the command runs. The method can be run with or without an argument.
If run without an argument,
db.getRoles()
returns inheritance information for the database’s user-defined roles.To return more information, pass the
db.getRoles()
a document with the following fields:Field Type Description rolesInfo
integer Set this field to 1
to retrieve all user-defined roles.showPrivileges
boolean Optional. Set the field to true
to show role privileges, including both privileges inherited from other roles and privileges defined directly. By default, the command returns only the roles from which this role inherits privileges and does not return specific privileges.showBuiltinRoles
boolean Optional. Set to true to display built-in roles as well as user-defined roles. db.getRoles()
wraps therolesInfo
command.