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  dropDatabase
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   Definition
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    <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
     dropDatabase
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     The
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      <span>
       <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
        dropDatabase
       </code>
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     </a>
     command drops the current database, deleting
the associated data files.
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   Compatibility
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   This command is available in deployments hosted in the following environments:
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    <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
     <a class="lg-ui-0001 leafygreen-ui-fgcsv5" href="https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas?tck=docs_server" target="_self">
      <span>
       MongoDB Atlas
      </span>
     </a>
     : The fully
managed service for MongoDB deployments in the cloud
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   </li>
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    Note
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    <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
     This command is supported in all MongoDB Atlas clusters.
For information on Atlas support for all commands, see
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       Unsupported Commands
       <!-- -->
       .
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    <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
     <a class="leafygreen-ui-tqgtui" href="/docs/manual/administration/install-enterprise/#std-label-install-mdb-enterprise">
      MongoDB Enterprise
     </a>
     : The
subscription-based, self-managed version of MongoDB
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   </li>
   <li class="leafygreen-ui-d7p7b6">
    <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
     <a class="leafygreen-ui-tqgtui" href="/docs/manual/administration/install-community/#std-label-install-mdb-community-edition">
      MongoDB Community
     </a>
     : The
source-available, free-to-use, and self-managed version of MongoDB
    </p>
   </li>
  </ul>
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   Syntax
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   The command has the following syntax:
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   The command takes the following optional fields:
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         <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
          writeConcern
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          Optional. A document expressing the
          <a class="leafygreen-ui-tqgtui" href="/docs/manual/reference/write-concern/">
           write concern
          </a>
          to use if greater than
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            "majority"
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          When issued on a replica set, if the specified write concern
results in fewer member acknowledgments than write concern
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            "majority"
           </code>
          </a>
          . Otherwise, the specified write
concern is used.
         </p>
         <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
          When issued on a sharded cluster, MongoDB converts the specified
          <a class="leafygreen-ui-tqgtui" href="/docs/manual/reference/write-concern/#std-label-write-concern">
           write concern
          </a>
          to
          <a class="leafygreen-ui-tqgtui" href="/docs/manual/reference/write-concern/#mongodb-writeconcern-writeconcern.-majority-">
           <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
            "majority"
           </code>
           .
          </a>
         </p>
         <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
          See also
          <a class="lg-ui-0001 leafygreen-ui-fgcsv5" href="#std-label-dropDatabase-wc" target="_self">
           <span>
            Behavior
            <!-- -->
            .
           </span>
          </a>
         </p>
        </div>
       </div>
      </td>
     </tr>
     <tr class="">
      <td class="leafygreen-ui-1drjk7h">
       <div class="leafygreen-ui-1n4j8xf">
        <div>
         <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
          comment
         </code>
        </div>
       </div>
      </td>
      <td class="leafygreen-ui-1drjk7h">
       <div class="leafygreen-ui-1n4j8xf">
        <div>
         <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
          Optional. A user-provided comment to attach to this command. Once set, this
comment appears alongside records of this command in the following
locations:
         </p>
         <ul class="leafygreen-ui-rioki0">
          <li class="leafygreen-ui-d7p7b6">
           <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
            <a class="leafygreen-ui-tqgtui" href="/docs/manual/reference/log-messages/#std-label-log-messages-ref">
             mongod log messages
            </a>
            , in the
            <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
             attr.command.cursor.comment
            </code>
            field.
           </p>
          </li>
          <li class="leafygreen-ui-d7p7b6">
           <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
            <a class="leafygreen-ui-tqgtui" href="/docs/manual/reference/database-profiler/#std-label-profiler">
             Database profiler
            </a>
            output, in the
            <a class="leafygreen-ui-tqgtui" href="/docs/manual/reference/database-profiler/#mongodb-data-system.profile.command">
             <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
              command.comment
             </code>
            </a>
            field.
           </p>
          </li>
          <li class="leafygreen-ui-d7p7b6">
           <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
            <a class="leafygreen-ui-tqgtui" href="/docs/manual/reference/command/currentOp/#mongodb-dbcommand-dbcmd.currentOp">
             <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
              currentOp
             </code>
            </a>
            output, in the
            <a class="leafygreen-ui-tqgtui" href="/docs/manual/reference/command/currentOp/#mongodb-data-currentOp.command">
             <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
              command.comment
             </code>
            </a>
            field.
           </p>
          </li>
         </ul>
         <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
          A comment can be any valid
          <a class="leafygreen-ui-tqgtui" href="/docs/manual/reference/bson-types/#std-label-bson-types">
           BSON type
          </a>
          (string, integer, object, array, etc).
         </p>
        </div>
       </div>
      </td>
     </tr>
    </tbody>
   </table>
  </div>
  <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
   <a class="lg-ui-0001 leafygreen-ui-fgcsv5" href="https://www.mongodb.com/docs/mongodb-shell/#mongodb-binary-bin.mongosh" target="_self">
    <span>
     <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
      mongosh
     </code>
    </span>
   </a>
   also provides the helper method
   <a class="leafygreen-ui-tqgtui" href="/docs/manual/reference/method/db.dropDatabase/#mongodb-method-db.dropDatabase">
    <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
     db.dropDatabase()
    </code>
    .
   </a>
  </p>
 </section>
 <section>
  <h2 class="contains-headerlink leafygreen-ui-19f71ei" weight="medium">
   Behavior
   <a class="headerlink leafygreen-ui-1kepx47" href="#behavior" title="Permalink to this heading">
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     </path>
     <path d="M9.961 6.047c.12.12.228.248.327.38l-1.45 1.445a1.553 1.553 0 0 0-2.496-.423l-2.885 2.87a1.57 1.57 0 0 0-.01 2.213 1.553 1.553 0 0 0 2.203.01l.379-.377a.995.995 0 0 1 1.411.006 1.005 1.005 0 0 1-.006 1.418l-.38.377a3.542 3.542 0 0 1-5.024-.023 3.58 3.58 0 0 1 .022-5.047l2.884-2.871a3.542 3.542 0 0 1 5.025.022Z" fill="currentColor">
     </path>
    </svg>
    <div class="css-1btu0w3 evvkmar0" id="behavior">
    </div>
   </a>
  </h2>
  <section>
   <h3 class="contains-headerlink leafygreen-ui-15ajumo" weight="medium">
    Locks
    <a class="headerlink leafygreen-ui-1kepx47" href="#locks" title="Permalink to this heading">
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      <path d="M6.039 9.953a3.596 3.596 0 0 1-.327-.38l1.45-1.445a1.553 1.553 0 0 0 2.496.423l2.885-2.87a1.57 1.57 0 0 0 .01-2.213 1.553 1.553 0 0 0-2.203-.01l-.379.377A.995.995 0 0 1 8.56 3.83a1.005 1.005 0 0 1 .006-1.418l.38-.377a3.542 3.542 0 0 1 5.024.023 3.58 3.58 0 0 1-.022 5.047l-2.884 2.871a3.542 3.542 0 0 1-5.025-.022Z" fill="currentColor">
      </path>
      <path d="M9.961 6.047c.12.12.228.248.327.38l-1.45 1.445a1.553 1.553 0 0 0-2.496-.423l-2.885 2.87a1.57 1.57 0 0 0-.01 2.213 1.553 1.553 0 0 0 2.203.01l.379-.377a.995.995 0 0 1 1.411.006 1.005 1.005 0 0 1-.006 1.418l-.38.377a3.542 3.542 0 0 1-5.024-.023 3.58 3.58 0 0 1 .022-5.047l2.884-2.871a3.542 3.542 0 0 1 5.025.022Z" fill="currentColor">
      </path>
     </svg>
     <div class="css-1btu0w3 evvkmar0" id="locks">
     </div>
    </a>
   </h3>
   <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
    The operation takes an exclusive (X) database lock only.
   </p>
  </section>
  <section>
   <h3 class="contains-headerlink leafygreen-ui-15ajumo" weight="medium">
    User Management
    <a class="headerlink leafygreen-ui-1kepx47" href="#user-management" title="Permalink to this heading">
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      <path d="M6.039 9.953a3.596 3.596 0 0 1-.327-.38l1.45-1.445a1.553 1.553 0 0 0 2.496.423l2.885-2.87a1.57 1.57 0 0 0 .01-2.213 1.553 1.553 0 0 0-2.203-.01l-.379.377A.995.995 0 0 1 8.56 3.83a1.005 1.005 0 0 1 .006-1.418l.38-.377a3.542 3.542 0 0 1 5.024.023 3.58 3.58 0 0 1-.022 5.047l-2.884 2.871a3.542 3.542 0 0 1-5.025-.022Z" fill="currentColor">
      </path>
      <path d="M9.961 6.047c.12.12.228.248.327.38l-1.45 1.445a1.553 1.553 0 0 0-2.496-.423l-2.885 2.87a1.57 1.57 0 0 0-.01 2.213 1.553 1.553 0 0 0 2.203.01l.379-.377a.995.995 0 0 1 1.411.006 1.005 1.005 0 0 1-.006 1.418l-.38.377a3.542 3.542 0 0 1-5.024-.023 3.58 3.58 0 0 1 .022-5.047l2.884-2.871a3.542 3.542 0 0 1 5.025.022Z" fill="currentColor">
      </path>
     </svg>
     <div class="css-1btu0w3 evvkmar0" id="user-management">
     </div>
    </a>
   </h3>
   <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
    This command does not delete the
    <a class="leafygreen-ui-tqgtui" href="/docs/manual/core/security-users/#std-label-authentication-client-users">
     users
    </a>
    associated with the current
database. To drop the associated users, run the
    <a class="leafygreen-ui-tqgtui" href="/docs/manual/reference/command/dropAllUsersFromDatabase/#mongodb-dbcommand-dbcmd.dropAllUsersFromDatabase">
     <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
      dropAllUsersFromDatabase
     </code>
    </a>
    command in the database you are
deleting.
   </p>
  </section>
  <section>
   <h3 class="contains-headerlink leafygreen-ui-15ajumo" weight="medium">
    Indexes
    <a class="headerlink leafygreen-ui-1kepx47" href="#indexes" title="Permalink to this heading">
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      </path>
      <path d="M9.961 6.047c.12.12.228.248.327.38l-1.45 1.445a1.553 1.553 0 0 0-2.496-.423l-2.885 2.87a1.57 1.57 0 0 0-.01 2.213 1.553 1.553 0 0 0 2.203.01l.379-.377a.995.995 0 0 1 1.411.006 1.005 1.005 0 0 1-.006 1.418l-.38.377a3.542 3.542 0 0 1-5.024-.023 3.58 3.58 0 0 1 .022-5.047l2.884-2.871a3.542 3.542 0 0 1 5.025.022Z" fill="currentColor">
      </path>
     </svg>
     <div class="css-1btu0w3 evvkmar0" id="indexes">
     </div>
    </a>
   </h3>
   <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
    The
    <a class="leafygreen-ui-tqgtui" href="/docs/manual/reference/method/db.dropDatabase/#mongodb-method-db.dropDatabase">
     <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
      db.dropDatabase()
     </code>
    </a>
    method and
    <a class="lg-ui-0001 leafygreen-ui-fgcsv5" href="#mongodb-dbcommand-dbcmd.dropDatabase" target="_self">
     <span>
      <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
       dropDatabase
      </code>
     </span>
    </a>
    command
abort any in-progress index builds on collections in the target database
before dropping the database. Aborting an index build has the same effect as
dropping the built index.
   </p>
   <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
    For replica sets or shard replica sets, aborting an index on the primary
does not simultaneously abort secondary index builds. MongoDB attempts
to abort the in-progress builds for the specified indexes on the
    <a class="leafygreen-ui-tqgtui" href="/docs/manual/reference/glossary/#std-term-primary">
     primary
    </a>
    and if successful creates an associated
    <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
     abort
    </code>
    <a class="leafygreen-ui-tqgtui" href="/docs/manual/reference/glossary/#std-term-oplog">
     oplog
    </a>
    entry.
    <a class="leafygreen-ui-tqgtui" href="/docs/manual/reference/glossary/#std-term-secondary">
     Secondary
    </a>
    members with
replicated in-progress builds wait for a commit or abort oplog entry
from the primary before either committing or aborting the index build.
   </p>
   <span class="leafygreen-ui-1qnjd6d" id="std-label-dropDatabase-wc">
   </span>
  </section>
  <section>
   <h3 class="contains-headerlink leafygreen-ui-15ajumo" weight="medium">
    Replica Set and Sharded Clusters
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      </path>
      <path d="M9.961 6.047c.12.12.228.248.327.38l-1.45 1.445a1.553 1.553 0 0 0-2.496-.423l-2.885 2.87a1.57 1.57 0 0 0-.01 2.213 1.553 1.553 0 0 0 2.203.01l.379-.377a.995.995 0 0 1 1.411.006 1.005 1.005 0 0 1-.006 1.418l-.38.377a3.542 3.542 0 0 1-5.024-.023 3.58 3.58 0 0 1 .022-5.047l2.884-2.871a3.542 3.542 0 0 1 5.025.022Z" fill="currentColor">
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     <div class="css-1btu0w3 evvkmar0" id="replica-set-and-sharded-clusters">
     </div>
    </a>
   </h3>
   <dl>
    <dt>
     Replica Sets
    </dt>
    <dd class="css-1ufxuu7">
     <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
      At minimum,
      <a class="lg-ui-0001 leafygreen-ui-fgcsv5" href="#mongodb-dbcommand-dbcmd.dropDatabase" target="_self">
       <span>
        <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
         dropDatabase
        </code>
       </span>
      </a>
      waits until all collections
drops in the database have propagated to a majority of the replica
set members (i.e. uses the write concern
      <a class="leafygreen-ui-tqgtui" href="/docs/manual/reference/write-concern/#mongodb-writeconcern-writeconcern.-majority-">
       <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
        "majority"
       </code>
      </a>
      ).
     </p>
     <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
      If you specify a write concern that requires acknowledgment from
fewer than the majority, the command uses write concern
      <a class="leafygreen-ui-tqgtui" href="/docs/manual/reference/write-concern/#mongodb-writeconcern-writeconcern.-majority-">
       <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
        "majority"
       </code>
       .
      </a>
     </p>
     <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
      If you specify a write concern that requires acknowledgment from
more than the majority, the command uses the specified write concern.
     </p>
    </dd>
    <dt>
     Sharded Clusters
    </dt>
    <dd class="css-1ufxuu7">
     <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
      When issued on a sharded cluster, MongoDB converts the specified
      <a class="leafygreen-ui-tqgtui" href="/docs/manual/reference/write-concern/#std-label-write-concern">
       write concern
      </a>
      to
      <a class="leafygreen-ui-tqgtui" href="/docs/manual/reference/write-concern/#mongodb-writeconcern-writeconcern.-majority-">
       <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
        "majority"
       </code>
       .
      </a>
     </p>
     <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
      If you intend to create a new database with the same name as the dropped
database, you must run the
      <a class="lg-ui-0001 leafygreen-ui-fgcsv5" href="#mongodb-dbcommand-dbcmd.dropDatabase" target="_self">
       <span>
        <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
         dropDatabase
        </code>
       </span>
      </a>
      command on a
      <a class="leafygreen-ui-tqgtui" href="/docs/manual/reference/program/mongos/#mongodb-binary-bin.mongos">
       <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
        mongos
       </code>
       .
      </a>
     </p>
     <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
      This ensures that all cluster nodes refresh their metadata cache,
which includes the location of the
      <a class="leafygreen-ui-tqgtui" href="/docs/manual/core/sharded-cluster-shards/#std-label-primary-shard">
       primary shard
      </a>
      for the new database. Otherwise, you may miss data on reads, and may not
write data to the correct shard. To recover, you must manually
intervene.
     </p>
     <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
      Starting in MongoDB 5.0, the
      <a class="lg-ui-0001 leafygreen-ui-fgcsv5" href="#mongodb-dbcommand-dbcmd.dropDatabase" target="_self">
       <span>
        <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
         dropDatabase
        </code>
       </span>
      </a>
      command and
the
      <a class="leafygreen-ui-tqgtui" href="/docs/manual/reference/method/db.dropDatabase/#mongodb-method-db.dropDatabase">
       <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
        db.dropDatabase()
       </code>
      </a>
      method return an error if you try to
drop the
      <a class="leafygreen-ui-tqgtui" href="/docs/manual/reference/glossary/#std-term-admin-database">
       admin database
      </a>
      or the
      <a class="leafygreen-ui-tqgtui" href="/docs/manual/reference/glossary/#std-term-config-database">
       config database
      </a>
      from a
      <a class="leafygreen-ui-tqgtui" href="/docs/manual/reference/program/mongos/#mongodb-binary-bin.mongos">
       <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
        mongos
       </code>
       .
      </a>
     </p>
     <div class="leafygreen-ui-1sjx7ru" role="note">
      <h2 class="leafygreen-ui-29m78u">
       Warning
      </h2>
      <div class="leafygreen-ui-9mycqc">
       <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
        Dropping the
        <a class="leafygreen-ui-tqgtui" href="/docs/manual/reference/glossary/#std-term-admin-database">
         admin database
        </a>
        or the
        <a class="leafygreen-ui-tqgtui" href="/docs/manual/reference/glossary/#std-term-config-database">
         config database
        </a>
        can leave your cluster in an unusable state.
       </p>
      </div>
     </div>
    </dd>
   </dl>
  </section>
  <section>
   <h3 class="contains-headerlink leafygreen-ui-15ajumo" weight="medium">
    Change Streams
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      </path>
      <path d="M9.961 6.047c.12.12.228.248.327.38l-1.45 1.445a1.553 1.553 0 0 0-2.496-.423l-2.885 2.87a1.57 1.57 0 0 0-.01 2.213 1.553 1.553 0 0 0 2.203.01l.379-.377a.995.995 0 0 1 1.411.006 1.005 1.005 0 0 1-.006 1.418l-.38.377a3.542 3.542 0 0 1-5.024-.023 3.58 3.58 0 0 1 .022-5.047l2.884-2.871a3.542 3.542 0 0 1 5.025.022Z" fill="currentColor">
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     </svg>
     <div class="css-1btu0w3 evvkmar0" id="change-streams">
     </div>
    </a>
   </h3>
   <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
    The
    <a class="leafygreen-ui-tqgtui" href="/docs/manual/reference/method/db.dropDatabase/#mongodb-method-db.dropDatabase">
     <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
      db.dropDatabase()
     </code>
    </a>
    method and
    <a class="lg-ui-0001 leafygreen-ui-fgcsv5" href="#mongodb-dbcommand-dbcmd.dropDatabase" target="_self">
     <span>
      <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
       dropDatabase
      </code>
     </span>
    </a>
    create an
    <a class="leafygreen-ui-tqgtui" href="/docs/manual/reference/change-events/invalidate/#std-label-change-event-invalidate">
     invalidate
    </a>
    for any
    <a class="leafygreen-ui-tqgtui" href="/docs/manual/changeStreams/">
     Change Streams
    </a>
    opened on the dropped database or opened on the collections in the
dropped database.
   </p>
  </section>
 </section>
 <section>
  <h2 class="contains-headerlink leafygreen-ui-19f71ei" weight="medium">
   Example
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   The following example in
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      mongosh
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   uses the
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    use
&lt;database&gt;
   </code>
   operation to switch the current database to the
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    temp
   </code>
   database and then uses the
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    <span>
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      dropDatabase
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   command to drop
the
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    temp
   </code>
   database:
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      <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
       dropAllUsersFromDatabase
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