> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.devolutions.net/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.devolutions.net/pam/pam-with-devolutions-server/providers/managed-providers/mongodb-provider.md).

# MongoDB provider

See the minimum MongoDB privileges a Devolutions PAM managed provider account needs for account discovery and password rotation.

This article lists the minimum MongoDB privileges a provider user needs for account discovery and password rotation in Devolutions Server.

| **Permission**   | **Scope** | **Why**                                                                                                                                  |
| ---------------- | --------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `listDatabases`  | `cluster` | Allow to list all databases on the cluster. This is needed to be able to list any accessible database for the account discovery feature. |
| `viewUser`       |           | Account discovery feature                                                                                                                |
| `changePassword` |           | Password rotation feature                                                                                                                |

Here is an example of a provider role for a user with privileges limited to two specific databases:

```
db.createRole({
  role: "provider",
  privileges: [
    { resource: { cluster: true }, actions: ["listDatabases"] },
    { resource: { db: "Database1", collection: "" }, actions: [ "viewUser", "changePassword" ] },
    { resource: { db: "Database2", collection: "" }, actions: [ "viewUser", "changePassword" ] }
  ],
  roles: []
})
```


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