Delete a user
How you install Explorer depends on your InfluxDB 3 server
Starting with InfluxDB 3 Enterprise v3.11, Explorer is included with the server and runs as WebAssembly (WASM)–there’s no separate container to install. Docker is required for InfluxDB 3 Core and Enterprise earlier than v3.11, and remains an option for later Enterprise releases. See Install Explorer to find the instructions for your server.
Deleting a user cannot be undone
You can’t restore a user that you delete in InfluxDB 3 Explorer.
You must have the Admin role to delete a user.
What deletion does
When you delete a user:
- The user loses access immediately. Any session that the user has open stops working.
- Explorer deletes the dashboards, connections, saved queries, and query history of the user. Other users, including administrators, can’t open them.
If you add a user with the same username again, the new user starts without any Explorer data.
In Explorer v1.11.0, the confirmation dialog says that the dashboards and history of the user are kept. Explorer deletes them in every v1.11 release.
Delete a user
- Navigate to Security > Manage Users.
- In the Actions column, click the menu for the user, and then select Delete user.
- In the confirmation dialog, click the Delete button that names the user–for example, Delete Jane Smith. To cancel, click Keep User.
Restrictions
- You can’t delete the only administrator. Assign the Admin role to another user first. See Change the roles of a user.
- If you delete your own user, your session ends immediately. Only another administrator, or someone with the operator token, can give you access again.
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