docs-v2/content/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/config/set.md

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influx config set	The `influx config set` command updates an InfluxDB connection configuration.	influxdb_v2 name parent influx config set influx config	201	CLI 2.5.0

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

influx config set --active \
  -n config-name \
  -t mySuP3rS3cr3tT0keN \
  -o example-org

Update a connection configuration and do not set it to active

influx config set \
  -n config-name \
  -t mySuP3rS3cr3tT0keN \
  -o example-org