Change your password
Use influx command line interface (CLI) to update your password.
User passwords cannot be updated in the InfluxDB UI.
Change your password using the influx CLI
Use the influx user password command
to update a password for a user. To update a password, you need the following:
- Username or user ID (provided in the output of
influx user list) - New password
- Operator token
Update a password
# Syntax
influx user password -n <username> -t <token>
# Example
influx user password -n johndoe -t My5uPErSecR37t0k3n
When prompted, enter and confirm the new password.
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