title: Unable to connect to MongoLab "auth fails" error
body: <p>I am new to mongo. Recently created an account in mongoLab.</p>
  
  <p>I am trying to connect to the database using the below statement. </p>
  
  <pre><code>mongo ds039487.mongolab.com:39487/webbies -u &lt;dbuser&gt; -p &lt;dbpassword&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Getting the below error</p>
  
  <pre><code>MongoDB shell version: 2.4.8
  connecting to: ds039487.mongolab.com:39487/webbies
  Wed Dec 11 22:30:16.686 Error: 18 { code: 18, ok: 0.0, errmsg: "auth fails" } at src/mongo/shell/db.js:228
  exception: login failed
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Note:
  dbuser - is an User created in mongoLab</p>
  
  <p>What is missing in this? Kindly advice.</p>