diff --git a/content/chronograf/v1.8/about_the_project/release-notes-changelog.md b/content/chronograf/v1.8/about_the_project/release-notes-changelog.md index 474e6fb7f..fc92d2a8a 100644 --- a/content/chronograf/v1.8/about_the_project/release-notes-changelog.md +++ b/content/chronograf/v1.8/about_the_project/release-notes-changelog.md @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ USE "db_name"; DELETE FROM "measurement_name" WHERE "tag" = 'value' AND time < ' - Repair dashboard import to remap sources in variables. - UI updates: - Ignore databases that cannot be read. Now, the Admin page correctly displays all databases the user has permissions to. - - Improve Send to Dashboard feedback on Data Explorer page. + - Improve Send to Dashboard feedback on the Data Explorer page. - Log Viewer updates: - Avoid endless networking loop. - Show timestamp with full nanosecond precision. diff --git a/content/chronograf/v1.8/introduction/installation.md b/content/chronograf/v1.8/introduction/installation.md index fd3c37444..4c6e145f8 100644 --- a/content/chronograf/v1.8/introduction/installation.md +++ b/content/chronograf/v1.8/introduction/installation.md @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ sudo yum localinstall chronograf-.x86_64.rpm 2. Fill out the form with the following details: * **Connection String**: Enter the hostname or IP of the machine that InfluxDB is running on, and be sure to include InfluxDB's default port `8086`. * **Connection Name**: Enter a name for your connection string. - * **Username** and **Password**: These fields can remain blank unless you've [enabled authentication](/influxdb/v1.8/administration/authentication_and_authorization) in InfluxDB. + * **Username** and **Password**: These fields can remain blank unless you've [enabled authentication](/influxdb/v1.8/administration/authentication_and_authorization) in InfluxDB. Chronograf user accounts and credentials should be different than credentials used for InfluxDB, to ensure distinct permissions can be applied. For example, you may want to set up a Chronograf to run as a service account with read-only permissions to InfluxDB. For more information, see how to [manage InfluxDB users in Chronograf] and [manage Chronograf users](/chronograf/v1.8/administration/managing-chronograf-users/). * **Telegraf Database Name**: Optionally, enter a name for your Telegraf database. The default name is Telegraf. 3. Click **Add Source**. diff --git a/content/influxdb/v1.8/query_language/manage-database.md b/content/influxdb/v1.8/query_language/manage-database.md index 6d1c0be9f..239b0e142 100644 --- a/content/influxdb/v1.8/query_language/manage-database.md +++ b/content/influxdb/v1.8/query_language/manage-database.md @@ -121,11 +121,6 @@ If you attempt to drop a database that does not exist, InfluxDB does not return The `DROP SERIES` query deletes all points from a [series](/influxdb/v1.8/concepts/glossary/#series) in a database, and it drops the series from the index. -> **Note:** `DROP SERIES` does not support time intervals in the `WHERE` clause. -See -[`DELETE`](/influxdb/v1.8/query_language/manage-database/#delete-series-with-delete) -for that functionality. - The query takes the following form, where you must specify either the `FROM` clause or the `WHERE` clause: ```sql DROP SERIES FROM WHERE ='' @@ -153,11 +148,9 @@ A successful `DROP SERIES` query returns an empty result. The `DELETE` query deletes all points from a [series](/influxdb/v1.8/concepts/glossary/#series) in a database. Unlike -[`DROP SERIES`](/influxdb/v1.8/query_language/manage-database/#drop-series-from-the-index-with-drop-series), it does not drop the series from the index and it supports time intervals -in the `WHERE` clause. +[`DROP SERIES`](/influxdb/v1.8/query_language/manage-database/#drop-series-from-the-index-with-drop-series), `DELETE` does not drop the series from the index. -The query takes the following form where you must include either the `FROM` -clause or the `WHERE` clause, or both: +You must include either the `FROM` clause, the `WHERE` clause, or both: ``` DELETE FROM WHERE [=''] | [