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title: Update a user
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seotitle: Update a user in InfluxDB
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description: Update a user in InfluxDB using the InfluxDB UI or the influx CLI.
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menu:
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influxdb_2_0:
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name: Update a user
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parent: Manage users
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weight: 103
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aliases:
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- /v2.0/users/update-user/
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products: [oss]
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---
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Use the InfluxDB user interface (UI) or the `influx` command line interface (CLI)
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to update a user.
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## Update a user in the InfluxDB UI
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{{% note %}}
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User information cannot be updated in the InfluxDB UI.
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{{% /note %}}
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## Update a user using the influx CLI
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Use the [`influx user update` command](/v2.0/reference/cli/influx/user/update)
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to update a user. Updating a user requires the following:
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- The user ID _(provided in the output of `influx user list`)_
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##### Update the name of a user
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```sh
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# Syntax
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influx user update -i <user-id> -n <new-username>
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# Example
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influx user update -i 034ad714fdd6f000 -n janedoe
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```
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