influx user password
Works with InfluxDB OSS 2.x
The influx user password command updates passwords for InfluxDB OSS 2.x users,
but does not update passwords for InfluxDB Cloud accounts.
To change your InfluxDB Cloud account password, see
Change your password.
The influx user password command updates the password for a user in InfluxDB.
Usage
influx user password [flags]
Flags
| Flag | Description | Input type | Maps to ? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
-c |
--active-config |
CLI configuration to use for command | string | |
--configs-path |
Path to influx CLI configurations (default ~/.influxdbv2/configs) |
string | INFLUX_CONFIGS_PATH |
|
-h |
--help |
Help for the password command |
||
--host |
HTTP address of InfluxDB (default http://localhost:8086) |
string | INFLUX_HOST |
|
-i |
--id |
User ID | string | |
-n |
--name |
Username | string | |
--password |
Use password flag to send your password instead of typing it in |
string | ||
--skip-verify |
Skip TLS certificate verification | INFLUX_SKIP_VERIFY |
||
-t |
--token |
API token | string | INFLUX_TOKEN |
Examples
Authentication credentials
The examples below assume your InfluxDB host, organization, and token are
provided by the active influx CLI configuration.
If you do not have a CLI configuration set up, use the appropriate flags to provide these required credentials.
Update a user password using a username
influx user password --name example-username
# Prompts for password
Update a user password using a user ID
influx user password --id 0Xx0oox00XXoxxoo1
# Prompts for password
Support and feedback
Thank you for being part of our community! We welcome and encourage your feedback and bug reports for InfluxDB and this documentation. To find support, the following resources are available:
InfluxDB Cloud and InfluxDB Enterprise customers can contact InfluxData Support.