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influxd recovery auth create-operator

This page documents an earlier version of InfluxDB OSS. InfluxDB 3 Core is the latest stable version.

The influxd recovery auth create-operator command creates a new Operator token directly on disk for a specified user.

This command can only be executed when the InfluxDB server (influxd) is not running.

Usage

influxd recovery auth create-operator [flags]

Flags

FlagDescriptionInput Type
--bolt-pathPath to the BoltDB file (default ~/.influxdbv2/influxd.bolt)string
-h--helpHelp for create-operator
--org(Required) Organization namestring
--username(Required) Username to assign the operator token tostring

Examples

Generate a new operator token
influxd recovery auth create-operator \
  --org example-org \
  --username example-user

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