[Bug]: Error when using appsmithctl import_db

[MobGG]

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Description

when restore database using appsmithctl import_db got this error

# appsmithctl import_db
Importing database
Importing database done
stop backend & rts application before import database
Stopping [ 'backend', 'rts' ]
backend: stopped
rts: stopped
Stopped [ 'backend', 'rts' ]
Failed to execute mongo command: uncaught exception: Error: listCollections failed: {
        "ok" : 0,
        "errmsg" : "command listCollections requires authentication",
        "code" : 13,
        "codeName" : "Unauthorized",
        "$clusterTime" : {
                "clusterTime" : Timestamp(1736334415, 1),
                "signature" : {
                        "hash" : BinData(0,"yyhNzrtHMWqOAYvsNQy4bC5uSIY="),
                        "keyId" : NumberLong("7457493260987006981")
                }
        },
        "operationTime" : Timestamp(1736334415, 1)
} :
_getErrorWithCode@src/mongo/shell/utils.js:25:13
DB.prototype._getCollectionInfosCommand@src/mongo/shell/db.js:723:15
DB.prototype._getCollectionNamesInternal@src/mongo/shell/db.js:795:12
DB.prototype.getCollectionNames@src/mongo/shell/db.js:804:12
@(shell eval):1:1
exiting with code -4
uncaught exception: Error: listCollections failed: {
        "ok" : 0,
        "errmsg" : "command listCollections requires authentication",
        "code" : 13,
        "codeName" : "Unauthorized",
        "$clusterTime" : {
                "clusterTime" : Timestamp(1736334415, 1),
                "signature" : {
                        "hash" : BinData(0,"yyhNzrtHMWqOAYvsNQy4bC5uSIY="),
                        "keyId" : NumberLong("7457493260987006981")
                }
        },
        "operationTime" : Timestamp(1736334415, 1)
} :
_getErrorWithCode@src/mongo/shell/utils.js:25:13
DB.prototype._getCollectionInfosCommand@src/mongo/shell/db.js:723:15
DB.prototype._getCollectionNamesInternal@src/mongo/shell/db.js:795:12
DB.prototype.getCollectionNames@src/mongo/shell/db.js:804:12
@(shell eval):1:1
exiting with code -4
start backend & rts application after import database
Starting [ 'backend', 'rts' ]
backend: started
rts: started
Started [ 'backend', 'rts' ]

Steps To Reproduce

1. docker exec to appsmith
2. appsmithctl export_db
3. appsmithctl import_db

Public Sample App

No response

Environment

Production

Severity

High (Blocker to building or releasing)

Issue video log

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Version

selfhost appsmith-ce:v1.55

[pratapaprasanna]

Hey can you share the output of printenv and output of cat /appsmith-stacks/configuration/docker.env ???
Also can you share if appsmith is working before doing an appsmithctl import_db .
Also any reason why we are not using appsmithctl backup , appsmithctl restore ??