Recover user credentials
This page documents an earlier version of InfluxDB OSS. InfluxDB 3 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.
Use the influxd command line interface (CLI) to recover user credentials and
regain access to your InfluxDB instance:
Update a password
To update a password, run the following:
influxd recovery user update \
--username example-username \
--password ExAmPL3-paS5W0rDNote: If you’re not sure of the username, list existing users in the InfluxDB instance or create a user for recovery purposes.
List existing users in the InfluxDB instance
To list existing users in the system, run the following:
influxd recovery user listIf you used a custom bolt-path when starting InfluxDB, provide your custom bolt path to the influx recovery user list command with the --bolt-path flag.
Create a user for recovery purposes
To create a new user for recovery purposes, run the following:
influxd recovery user create \
--username example-username \
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