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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions source/includes/5.0-changes/no-direct-write-system-views.rst
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Starting in MongoDB 5.0, for :ref:`featureCompatibilityVersion
<view-fcv>` set to ``"5.0"`` or greater, users can no longer write
directly to the :data:`<database>.system.views` collection.
5 changes: 0 additions & 5 deletions source/includes/5.0-mapReduce-deprecated.rst
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12 changes: 7 additions & 5 deletions source/reference/system-collections.txt
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.. data:: admin.system.version

The :data:`admin.system.version` collection stores metadata to
suport internal operations. Do not modify this collection unless
support internal operations. Do not modify this collection unless
specifically instructed to in this documentation or by a MongoDB
support engineer.

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Starting in MongoDB 4.2, ``<database>.system.indexes`` has been
removed (access to the collection has been deprecated since 3.0).
To list the inndexes, use the :dbcommand:`listIndexes` command
To list the indexes, use the :dbcommand:`listIndexes` command
instead.

.. data:: <database>.system.profile
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.. data:: <database>.system.js

The :data:`<database>.system.js` collection holds special JavaScript
The :data:`<database>.system.js` collection stores special JavaScript
code for use in :doc:`server side JavaScript
</core/server-side-javascript>`. See
:doc:`/tutorial/store-javascript-function-on-server` for
more information.
:doc:`/tutorial/store-javascript-function-on-server` for more
information.

.. data:: <database>.system.views

The :data:`<database>.system.views` collection contains
information about each :doc:`view </core/views>` in the database.

.. include:: /includes/5.0-changes/no-direct-write-system-views.rst
2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions source/release-notes/5.0-compatibility.txt
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General Changes
---------------

- .. include:: /includes/5.0-changes/no-direct-write-system-views.rst

- Starting in MongoDB 5.0, the :dbcommand:`reIndex` command and the
:method:`db.collection.reIndex()` shell method may only be run on
:term:`standalone` instances.
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