influxdb how to assign create/alter retention policy privileges to non-admin users

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influxdb is it possible to assign create/alter retention policy privileges to non-admin users

Currently non-admin user have ALL privileges to a test db. But when tried to create/alter retention policy on test db, throws an error with "requires admin privilege"

influxdb version - 1.1.0

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Q: Is it possible to assign create/alter retention policy privileges to non-admin users

A: Short answer: No.

In influxdb version 1.1.x, even now (1.3.1), only administrators can perform administrative queries to;

  1. Create or drop database
  2. Drop series or drop measurements
  3. Create, alter or drop retention policy
  4. Create or drop continuous query.

A normal user can only hold Read, Write or BOTH (ALL) privileges for databases. "Database privilege" only allows user to go about changing/reading point data for a measurement, nothing more.