InfluxDB reset admin password

Influxdb reset admin password

If you don't remember a password, you can change it. To change the password of one user, use SET PASSWORD FOR user = 'newpassword'.

You don't have the administrator password

Firest, you need to stop the influxdb service

service influxdb stop

Edit /etc/influxdb/influxdb.conf

Change auth-enabled = true by auth-enabled = false

Then, restart the InfluxDB service

service influxdb start

Then connect and change the password

influx --ssl  -unsafeSsl
SET PASSWORD FOR admin = 'iambatman'