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influxd recovery user create

The influxd recovery user create command creates a new user directly on disk for recovery purposes.

This command can only be executed when the InfluxDB server (influxd) is not running.

Usage

influxd recovery user create [flags]

Flags

Flag Description Input Type
--bolt-path Path to the BoltDB file (default ~.influxdbv2/influxd.bolt) string
-h --help Help for create
--password Password for the new user string
--username Username of the new user string

Examples

Create a new user directly on disk
influxd recovery user create \
  --username example-username \
  --password ExAmPL3-paS5W0rD

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