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+# how to create an influx admin
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+- create a config in a docker exec session:
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+`influx config create --config-name a --host-url http://localhost:8086 --org MY_ORG --token AUTH_TOKEN --active`
+
+- create the user (as a normal member):
+
+`influx user create --name USERNAME --password PASSWORD`
+
+will print the user ID
+
+- list orgs so that you know the org ID:
+
+`influx org list`
+
+- remove the user from the org
+
+`curl -H "Authorization: Token SAME_TOKEN_AS_ABOVE" -XDELETE http://localhost:8086/api/v2/orgs/ORG_ID_FROM_ABOVE/members/USER_ID_FROM_ABOVE`
+
+- add the user as an admin to the org
+
+`curl -H "Authorization: Token SAME_TOKEN_AS_ABOVE" -XPOST -d '{"id": "USER_ID_FROM_ABOVE"}' http://localhost:8086/api/v2/orgs/ORG_ID_FROM_ABOVE/owners`
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