MongoError: auth failed mongoose connection string

Question

I can connect to the DB through terminal, but getting this error using mongoose and gulp. mongoose/node_modules/mongodb/lib/mongodb/connection/base.js:246 MongoError: auth

Answer 1

just make sure that your database is created. and also if your user is not added in the admin database, then make sure to add it by putting db.createUser( ... {user:'admin',pwd:'admin',roles:['root']} ... )