Create a user
Use the influx command line interface (CLI) to create a user.
Additional users cannot be created in the InfluxDB UI.
To create a new user, you must have an operator token.
For more information, see how to create an operator token.
Use the influx user create command
and provide the following:
- An operator token using your
influxCLI connection configuration,INFLUX_TOKENenvironment variable, or the--token, -tflag. - The organization name or ID to add the new user to.
- A username for the new user with the
--name, -nflag. - Optional: the
--password, -pflag and a password for the user. If you don’t provide a password, the new user will be prompted to provide one.
Authentication credentials
The examples below assume your InfluxDB host, organization, and token are
provided by either the active influx CLI configuration or by environment variables (INFLUX_HOST, INFLUX_ORG, and INFLUX_TOKEN).
If you do not have a CLI configuration set up or the environment variables set, include these required credentials for each command with the following flags:
--host: InfluxDB host-o, --orgor--org-id: InfluxDB organization name or ID-t, --token: InfluxDB API token
influx user create \
--org ORG_NAME \
--name USER_NAME \
--password USER_PASSWORD
Replace the following:
ORG_NAME: The name of the organization to add the new user toUSER_NAME: The username of the new userUSER_PASSWORD: The password for the new user
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