---
title: influxd recovery auth create-operator
description: The influxd recovery auth create-operator command creates new Operator token directly on disk for a specified user.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influxd/recovery/auth/create-operator/
estimated_tokens: 504
product: InfluxDB OSS v2
version: v2
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influxd/recovery/auth/create-operator/
date: '2024-12-09T13:04:27-07:00'
lastmod: '2024-12-09T13:04:27-07:00'
---

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).

The `influxd recovery auth create-operator` command creates a new[Operator token](/influxdb/v2/admin/tokens/#operator-token) directly on disk
for a specified user.

> [!Note]
> This command can only be executed when the InfluxDB server (`influxd`) is not running.

## Usage

```sh
influxd recovery auth create-operator [flags]
```

## Flags

|Flag|             |                         Description                          |Input Type|
|----|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
|    |`--bolt-path`|Path to the BoltDB file (default `~/.influxdbv2/influxd.bolt`)|  string  |
|`-h`|  `--help`   |                  Help for `create-operator`                  |          |
|    |   `--org`   |                 (Required) Organization name                 |  string  |
|    |`--username` |     (Required) Username to assign the operator token to      |  string  |

## Examples

##### Generate a new operator token

```sh
influxd recovery auth create-operator \
  --org example-org \
  --username example-user
```
| Flag |  | Description | Input Type |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Flag |  | Description | Input Type |
|  | --bolt-path | Path to the BoltDB file (default  ~/.influxdbv2/influxd.bolt ) | string |
| -h | --help | Help for  create-operator |  |
|  | --org | ( Required ) Organization name | string |
|  | --username | ( Required ) Username to assign the operator token to | string |