[influxdb] ERR: unable to parse authentication credentials

Earl Hicks

2018-01-01 16:08:35 UTC

I figured it out. I had to start the Influx session with:
$ influx -username admin -password **************

I then get:
Connected to http://localhost:8086 version 1.4.2
InfluxDB shell version: 1.4.2

SHOW USERS

user admin
---- -----
admin true
openhab false
grafana false

SHOW DATABASES

name: databases
name
----
_internal
openhab_db

I've loaded Influxdb on a raspberry pi and receive the following with I
input 'influx'
$ influx
Connected to http://localhost:8086 version 1.4.2
InfluxDB shell version: 1.4.2
But when I try to create a new database, or seek existing databases I

CREATE DATABASE mydb

ERR: unable to parse authentication credentials
Warning: It is possible this error is due to not setting a database.
Please set a database with the command "use <database>".
or

show databases

ERR: unable to parse authentication credentials
Warning: It is possible this error is due to not setting a database.
Please set a database with the command "use <database>".

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