ArangoSH cannot connect arangodb

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I just installed arangodb (version 3.1.17) on MacOS, and I cannot seem to make arangosh to work.

I installed arangodb through homebrew and it works properly. (I can start the service and the initial page opens if I type 127.0.0.1:8529 in a browser).

However, when I try to connect to it through the ssh client (arangosh), I am getting the following message:

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Could not connect to endpoint 'http+tcp://127.0.0.1:8529', database: '_system', username: 'root'
Error message: '401: Unauthorized'

I already modified the configuration file, removing the #, in the hope there would be no authentication:

# authentication = true

But the error persist. I wanted to create a database and add users to it, but if I cannot manage to connect via the shell, I believe this is impossible. Plus, I cannot connect to the web page, because I don't know the initial password.

Can anyone enlighten me on this question, please.

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1 Answers

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In your /etc/arangodb3/arangod.conf file, what endpoint do you have configured?

To start off I'd recommend you use something like:

endpoint = tcp://0.0.0.0:8529

This will allow any IP address to connect via tcp to port 8529.

When you start arangosh you can specify the server address like this: 

arangosh --server.endpoint tcp://127.0.0.1:8529

By default authentication is turned on, with the username being root and the password being blank.

Have a look at the Using Authentication page in the ArangoDB Documentation for more info there.

Just remember that if you change any settings in arangod.conf you'll need to restart your arangodb3 service to reload the settings, this includes changing endpoints or enabling/disabling authentication.

Post a reply if you're still having issues.