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title: influx user password
description: The `influx user password` command updates the password for a user in InfluxDB.
menu:
  influxdb_cloud:
    name: influx user password
    parent: influx user
weight: 201
related:
  - /influxdb/cloud/account-management/change-password/
  - /influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/#provide-required-authentication-credentials, influx CLI—Provide required authentication credentials
  - /influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/#flag-patterns-and-conventions, influx CLI—Flag patterns and conventions
canonical: /influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/user/password/
prepend: |
  > [!Note]
  > #### Works with InfluxDB OSS 2.x  
  > The `influx user password` command updates passwords for **InfluxDB OSS 2.x** users,  
  > but does not update passwords for **InfluxDB Cloud** accounts.  
  > To change your InfluxDB Cloud account password, see  
  > [Change your password](/influxdb/cloud/account-management/change-password/).
source: /shared/influxdb-v2/reference/cli/influx/user/_index.md
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