Lost MongoDB Root Password | Railway | Page 1

stuck osprey Sep 13, 2024, 9:54 AM

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Project ID: 09bfaafb-33a7-48fe-b38c-677ca286d82e/service/3ee2d273-484d-4f5d-839c-138b723e0bf6

Hi. Is there a way to recover the original MONGOPASSWORD Variable value?

I thought changing the Variable values for MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME & MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD would change the MongoDB actual root username and password as well, which it didn't.

So now I've lost the original password and can no longer access the DB.

The DB isn't empty and I got no backup in place.

I tried disabling authentication via custom start command with docker-entrypoint.sh mongod --noauth --ipv6 --bind_ip ::,0.0.0.0, but I get error initialization failed.

neon shuttleBOT Sep 13, 2024, 9:54 AM

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Project ID: 09bfaafb-33a7-48fe-b38c-677ca286d82e,3ee2d273-484d-4f5d-839c-138b723e0bf6

broken light Sep 13, 2024, 12:14 PM

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Can yky show us the full error?

stuck osprey Sep 13, 2024, 12:33 PM

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broken light Can yky show us the full error?

this is when I restarted the MongoDB container with --noauth flag

broken light Sep 13, 2024, 12:34 PM

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did you change the startcommand?

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is that how youre doing it

stuck osprey Sep 13, 2024, 12:35 PM

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yes, because I lost the root password & am trying to access the MongoDB without authenticating

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so i thought of restarting the MongoDB container with authentication disabled

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this is original:
docker-entrypoint.sh mongod --ipv6 --bind_ip ::,0.0.0.0

this is what I tried (disabling authentication):

docker-entrypoint.sh mongod --noauth --ipv6 --bind_ip ::,0.0.0.0

broken light Sep 13, 2024, 12:40 PM

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is --noauth the correct flag?

stuck osprey Sep 13, 2024, 12:41 PM

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I think so, it's in the mongod documentation

broken light Sep 13, 2024, 12:42 PM

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currently the default?

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can you show the content of the docker-entrypint.sh

stuck osprey Sep 13, 2024, 12:42 PM

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or do you know of any way to recover the password or access the MongoDB data?

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docker-entrypoint.sh mongod --ipv6 --bind_ip ::,0.0.0.0

this is the default

broken light Sep 13, 2024, 12:42 PM

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what is in the docker-entrypoint.sh

stuck osprey Sep 13, 2024, 12:43 PM

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broken light what is in the docker-entrypoint.sh

I don't quite follow

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broken light Sep 13, 2024, 12:44 PM

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docker-entrypint.sh is a shell script

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wait ur probably just using the mongodb tyemplate one sec

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nevermind im lostr

stuck osprey Sep 13, 2024, 1:01 PM

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broken light wait ur probably just using the mongodb tyemplate one sec

yes.

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I suppose this in Railway's context is a template

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I changed this value without saving the original, thinking that this overrides MongoDB's internal password, which it didn't

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so now I'm locked out from my own database

broken light Sep 13, 2024, 1:12 PM

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have you tried using the one in the value of MONGOPASSWORD

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or just making them both the same value

stuck osprey Sep 13, 2024, 1:15 PM

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both have the same values

solid bronze Sep 13, 2024, 1:59 PM

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I have replied to your help station post.

stuck osprey Sep 13, 2024, 3:15 PM

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solid bronze I have replied to your help station post.

Hi. Yes I did indeed log the full MONGO_URL before hiding it. So if I could trace back the logs that would help.

but seems like I can't go back any further than Sep 06

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The logs that I need to trace back are probably somewhere in Aug

solid bronze Sep 13, 2024, 3:33 PM

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hello, i did not mention any logs, as i mentioned, please check your project activity

stuck osprey Sep 13, 2024, 4:01 PM

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solid bronze hello, i did not mention any logs, as i mentioned, please check your project act...

Thank you so much, Brody!! I have found the ori password with this

solid bronze Sep 13, 2024, 4:04 PM

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awsome!

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