Update a user
API token hashing is enabled by default in InfluxDB OSS 2.9.0
Stronger token security: tokens are stored as hashes on disk, so a copy of the database file doesn’t expose usable tokens. Existing tokens are hashed on first startup and the original strings can’t be recovered afterward — capture any plaintext tokens you still need before you upgrade.
For more information, see Token hashing.
Use the InfluxDB user interface (UI) or the influx command line interface (CLI)
to update a user.
Update a user in the InfluxDB UI
User information cannot be updated in the InfluxDB UI.
Update a user using the influx CLI
Use the influx user update command
to update a user. Provide the following:
- An operator token using your
influxCLI connection configuration,INFLUX_TOKENenvironment variable, or the--token, -tflag. - The user ID (provided in the output of
influx user list) using the--id, -iflag. - The new username for the user using the
--name, -nflag.
Update the name of a user
influx user update \
--id USER_ID \
--name NEW_USERNAMEReplace the following:
USER_ID: The ID of the user to updateNEW_USERNAME: The new username for the user
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