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influx config set

The influx config set command updates information in an InfluxDB connection configuration in the configs file (by default, stored at ~/.influxdbv2/configs).

Usage

influx config set [flags]

Command aliases

set , update

Flags

Flag Description Input type Maps to ?
-a --active Set the specified connection to active
-n --config-name Name for the InfluxDB connection configuration to set or update string
-h --help Help for the set command
--hide-headers Hide table headers (default false) INFLUX_HIDE_HEADERS
-u --host-url URL for InfluxDB connection configuration to set or update string
--json Output data as JSON (default false) INFLUX_OUTPUT_JSON
-o --org Organization name for the connection configuration string
-t --token API token string INFLUX_TOKEN
-p --username-password (OSS only) Username (and optionally password) to use for authentication.
Include username:password to ensure a session is automatically authenticated. Include username (without password) to prompt for a password before creating the session. string

Examples

Update a connection configuration and set it to active
influx config set --active \
  -n config-name \
  -t mySuP3rS3cr3tT0keN \
  -o example-org
Update a connection configuration and do not set it to active
influx config set \
  -n config-name \
  -t mySuP3rS3cr3tT0keN \
  -o example-org

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