The `influx config set` command updates information in an InfluxDB connection configuration in the `configs` file (by default, stored at `~/.influxdbv2/configs`). ## Usage ``` influx config set [flags] ``` #### Command aliases `set` , `update` ## Flags | Flag | | Description | Input type | {{< cli/mapped >}} | | :--- | :--------------- | :-------------------------------------------------------------- | :--------: | :-------------------- | | `-a` | `--active` | Set the specified connection to active | | | | `-n` | `--config-name` | Name for the InfluxDB connection configuration to set or update | string | | | `-h` | `--help` | Help for the `set` command | | | | | `--hide-headers` | Hide table headers (default `false`) | | `INFLUX_HIDE_HEADERS` | | `-u` | `--host-url` | URL for InfluxDB connection configuration to set or update | string | | | | `--json` | Output data as JSON (default `false`) | | `INFLUX_OUTPUT_JSON` | | `-o` | `--org` | Organization name for the connection configuration | string | | | `-t` | `--token` | API token | string | `INFLUX_TOKEN` | | `-p` | `--username-password` | **(OSS only)** Username (and optionally password) to use for authentication. Include `username:password` to ensure a session is automatically authenticated. Include `username` (without password) to prompt for a password before creating the session. | string | ## Examples ##### Update a connection configuration and set it to active ```sh influx config set --active \ -n config-name \ -t mySuP3rS3cr3tT0keN \ -o example-org ``` ##### Update a connection configuration and do not set it to active ```sh influx config set \ -n config-name \ -t mySuP3rS3cr3tT0keN \ -o example-org ```