---
title: chronoctl add-superadmin
description: The add-superadmin command creates a new user with superadmin status.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/chronograf/v1/tools/chronoctl/add-superadmin/
estimated_tokens: 499
product: Chronograf
version: v1
---

# chronoctl add-superadmin

The `add-superadmin` command creates a new user with superadmin status.

## Usage

```
chronoctl add-superadmin [flags]
```

## Flags

| Flag |  | Description | Input type |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| -b | --bolt-path | Full path to boltDB file (e.g. ./chronograf-v1.db)" env:“BOLT_PATH” default:“chronograf-v1.db” | string |
| -i | --id | User ID for an existing user | uint64 |
| -n | --name | User’s name. Must be Oauth-able email address or username. |  |
| -p | --provider | Name of the Auth provider (e.g. Google, GitHub, auth0, or generic) | string |
| -s | --scheme | Authentication scheme that matches auth provider (default:oauth2) | string |
| -o | --orgs | A comma-separated list of organizations that the user should be added to (default:“default”) | string |