docs-v2/content/influxdb/v2.2/users/change-password.md

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Change your password	Change your password in InfluxDB	Change your password in InfluxDB using the influx CLI.	influxdb_2_2 name parent Change your password Manage users	105

Use influx command line interface (CLI) to update your password.

{{% note %}} User passwords cannot be updated in the InfluxDB UI. {{% /note %}}

Change your password using the influx CLI

Use the influx user password command to update a password for a user. To update a password, you need the following:

• Username or user ID (provided in the output of influx user list)
• New password

Update a password

# Syntax
influx user password -n <username>

# Example
influx user password -n johndoe

When prompted, enter and confirm the new password.