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title: influx user update
description: >
  The `influx user update` command updates information related to a user such as their user name.
menu:
  influxdb_cloud:
    name: influx user update
    parent: influx user
weight: 201
canonical: /influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/user/update/
prepend: |
  > [!NOTE]
  > #### Works with InfluxDB OSS 2.x
  > The `influx user update` command updates users in **InfluxDB OSS 2.x**,
  > but does not update users in **InfluxDB Cloud**.
  > Use the InfluxDB Cloud user interface to update account information.
source: /shared/influxdb-v2/reference/cli/influx/user/update.md
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