---
title: Manage users
description: Manage users in InfluxDB using the InfluxDB UI or the influx CLI.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v2/admin/users/
estimated_tokens: 505
product: InfluxDB OSS v2
version: v2
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v2/admin/users/
date: '2023-11-06T15:53:12-07:00'
lastmod: '2023-11-06T15:53:12-07:00'
---

This page documents an earlier version of InfluxDB OSS.[InfluxDB 3 Core](/influxdb3/core/) is the latest stable version.

#### 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](/influxdb/v2/admin/tokens/#token-hashing).

Users are those with access to InfluxDB.
To grant a user permission to access data, add them as a[member of an organization](/influxdb/v2/admin/organizations/members/)and provide them with an [API token](/influxdb/v2/admin/tokens/).

The following articles walk through managing users.

#### InfluxDB 2.x/1.x compatibility

If you [upgraded from 1.x to 2.9](/influxdb/v2/upgrade/v1-to-v2/),
use the [`influx v1 auth`](/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/v1/auth/) commands
to manage authorizations for the InfluxDB [1.x compatibility API](/influxdb/v2/reference/api/influxdb-1x/).

### [Create a user](/influxdb/v2/admin/users/create-user/)

Create a user in InfluxDB using the InfluxDB UI or the influx CLI.

### [View users](/influxdb/v2/admin/users/view-users/)

Review a list of users in InfluxDB using the InfluxDB UI or the influx CLI.

### [Delete a user](/influxdb/v2/admin/users/delete-user/)

Delete a user from InfluxDB using the InfluxDB UI or the influx CLI.

### [Update a user](/influxdb/v2/admin/users/update-user/)

Update a user in InfluxDB using the InfluxDB UI or the influx CLI.

### [Change your password](/influxdb/v2/admin/users/change-password/)

Change your password in InfluxDB using the influx CLI.

### [Recover user credentials](/influxdb/v2/admin/users/recover-credentials/)

Recover InfluxDB user credentials using the influx CLI.

[users](/influxdb/v2/tags/users/)[authentication](/influxdb/v2/tags/authentication/)