OpenSearch database clusters come configured with a default administrative user (doadmin
). The doadmin
user is necessary for cluster replication and administration, so you can’t delete it, but you can add additional users and modify their privileges individually.
By default, every database cluster is publicly accessible. To limit access, you can add trusted sources.
You can also manage OpenSearch users by creating access control lists (ACLs) with the API.
If you connect to the database cluster with preconfigured connection details from the cluster’s Overview page, you can edit them to use a different user and password or a different database.
You can currently only manage OpenSearch users via the API or CLI.
Create or Delete a Database User Using the CLI
How to Create a Database User Using the DigitalOcean CLI
- Install
doctl
, the official DigitalOcean CLI.
- Create a personal access token and save it for use with
doctl
.
- Use the token to grant
doctl
access to your DigitalOcean account.
- Finally, run
doctl databases user create
. Basic usage looks like this, but you can read the usage docs for more details:
doctl databases user create <database-cluster-id> <user-name> [flags]
The following example creates a new user with the username example-user
for a database cluster with the ID ca9f591d-f38h-5555-a0ef-1c02d1d1e35
:
doctl databases user create ca9f591d-f38h-5555-a0ef-1c02d1d1e35 example-user
How to Delete a Database User Using the DigitalOcean CLI
- Install
doctl
, the official DigitalOcean CLI.
- Create a personal access token and save it for use with
doctl
.
- Use the token to grant
doctl
access to your DigitalOcean account.
- Finally, run
doctl databases user delete
. Basic usage looks like this, but you can read the usage docs for more details:
doctl databases user delete <database-cluster-id> <user-id> [flags]
The following example deletes the user with the username example-user
for a database cluster with the ID ca9f591d-f38h-5555-a0ef-1c02d1d1e35
:
doctl databases user delete ca9f591d-f38h-5555-a0ef-1c02d1d1e35 example-user
Create, Update, or Delete a Database User Using the API
How to Create a Database User Using the DigitalOcean API
- Create a personal access token and save it for use with the API.
- Send a POST request to
https://api.digitalocean.com/v2/databases/{database_cluster_uuid}/users
.
cURL
Using cURL:
curl -X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $DIGITALOCEAN_TOKEN" \
-d '{"name": "app-01"}' \
"https://api.digitalocean.com/v2/databases/9cc10173-e9ea-4176-9dbc-a4cee4c4ff30/users"
Go
Using Godo, the official DigitalOcean API client for Go:
import (
"context"
"os"
"github.com/digitalocean/godo"
)
func main() {
token := os.Getenv("DIGITALOCEAN_TOKEN")
client := godo.NewFromToken(token)
ctx := context.TODO()
addUserRequest := &godo.DatabaseCreateUserRequest{
Name: "app-01",
}
user, _, err := client.Databases.CreateUser(ctx, "88055188-9e54-4f21-ab11-8a918ed79ee2", addUserRequest)
}
Python
Using PyDo, the official DigitalOcean API client for Python:
import os
from pydo import Client
client = Client(token=os.environ.get("DIGITALOCEAN_TOKEN"))
add_user_resp = client.databases.add_user(database_cluster_uuid="ab7bb7a", body={"name": "app-01"})
How to Update a Database User Using the DigitalOcean API
- Create a personal access token and save it for use with the API.
- Send a PUT request to
https://api.digitalocean.com/v2/databases/{database_cluster_uuid}/users/{username}
.
cURL
Using cURL:
curl -X PUT \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $DIGITALOCEAN_TOKEN" \
-d '{"settings": {"acl": [{"topic": "events", "permission": "produce"}]}}' \
"https://api.digitalocean.com/v2/databases/9cc10173-e9ea-4176-9dbc-a4cee4c4ff30/users"
Go
Using Godo, the official DigitalOcean API client for Go:
import (
"context"
"os"
"github.com/digitalocean/godo"
)
func main() {
token := os.Getenv("DIGITALOCEAN_TOKEN")
client := godo.NewFromToken(token)
ctx := context.TODO()
userName := "test-user"
updateUserRequest := &godo.DatabaseUpdateUserRequest{
Settings: {
ACL: [
{
Permssion: "consume",
Topic: "events",
}
{
Permission: "produce",
Topic: "metrics",
}
]
}
}
user, _, err := client.Databases.UpdateUser(ctx, "88055188-9e54-4f21-ab11-8a918ed79ee2", userName, updateUserRequest)
}
How to Delete a Database User Using the DigitalOcean API
- Create a personal access token and save it for use with the API.
- Send a DELETE request to
https://api.digitalocean.com/v2/databases/{database_cluster_uuid}/users/{username}
.
cURL
Using cURL:
curl -X DELETE \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $DIGITALOCEAN_TOKEN" \
"https://api.digitalocean.com/v2/databases/9cc10173-e9ea-4176-9dbc-a4cee4c4ff30/users/app-01"
Go
Using Godo, the official DigitalOcean API client for Go:
import (
"context"
"os"
"github.com/digitalocean/godo"
)
func main() {
token := os.Getenv("DIGITALOCEAN_TOKEN")
client := godo.NewFromToken(token)
ctx := context.TODO()
_, err := client.Databases.DeleteUser(ctx, "9cc10173-e9ea-4176-9dbc-a4cee4c4ff30", "app-01")
}
Python
Using PyDo, the official DigitalOcean API client for Python:
import os
from pydo import Client
client = Client(token=os.environ.get("DIGITALOCEAN_TOKEN"))
delete_resp = client.databases.delete_user(database_cluster_uuid="aba134a", username="backend_user1")