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influxd-ctl CLI

The influxd-ctl CLI provides commands for managing your InfluxDB Enterprise cluster. The influxd-ctl utility is available on all InfluxDB Enterprise meta nodes.

Usage

influxd-ctl [global-flags] <command> [command-flags] [arguments]

Commands

Command Description
add-data Add a data node
add-meta Add a meta node
backup Back up a cluster
copy-shard Copy a shard between data nodes
copy-shard-status Show all active copy shard tasks
entropy Manage entropy in a cluster
join Join a meta or data node
kill-copy-shard Abort an in-progress shard copy
ldap Manage LDAP in a cluster
leave Remove a meta or data node
remove-data Remove a data node
remove-meta Remove a meta node
remove-shard Remove a shard from a data node
restore Restore a backup of a cluster
show Show cluster members
show-shards Shows shards in a cluster
node-labels Manage node labels
token Generates a signed JWT token
truncate-shards Truncate current shards
update-data Update a data node

Global flags

Flag Description
-auth-type Authentication type to use (none default, basic, jwt)
-bind Meta node HTTP bind address (default is localhost:8091)
-bind-tls Use TLS
-config Configuration file path
-k Skip certificate verification (ignored without -bind-tls)
-pwd Password for basic authentication (ignored without -auth-type basic)
-secret JWT shared secret (ignored without -auth-type jwt)
-user Username (ignored without -auth-type basic or jwt)

Examples

Bind to a remote meta node

influxd-ctl -bind meta-node-02:8091

Authenticate with JWT

influxd-ctl -auth-type jwt -secret oatclusters

Authenticate with basic authentication

influxd-ctl -auth-type basic -user admin -pwd passw0rd

Troubleshoot influxd-ctl authentication


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