In this chapter, we will learn how to use the mongo shell for database administration operations. Starting with simple create, read, update, and delete (CRUD) operations, we will master scripting from the shell. We will also learn how to write MapReduce scripts from the shell and contrast them to the aggregation framework, into which we will dive deeper in Chapter 6, Aggregation. Finally, we will explore authentication and authorization using the MongoDB community and its paid counterpart, the Enterprise Edition.

In this chapter we will cover the following topics:

• • CRUD using the shell
  • Administration
  • Aggregation framework
  • Securing the shell
  • Authentication with MongoDB