Influxdb: The ability to restore an InfluxDB backup to a different database name.

[JeremySTX]

Feature Request

__Proposal:__
The influxd backup command backs up a named database to a set of files. The influxd restore command reads those files to create a database. This request is to allow the restore command to create the output database with a different name.

__Current behavior:__
The restored database inherits the name of the backed-up database, and there is no way to change it.

__Desired behavior:__
Allow the restored database to get a different name to that which it had when the backup was made.

__Use case:__
We back up our InfluxDB database daily. If we need to compare the "live" database against a backup the only way to do it now is to restore the database to another system. Being able to restore the backup to the same server, but with a different name assigned to the restored database, would simplify direct comparison between the old and new "live" databases, without interfering with InfluxDB activitiy on any other server.

[bpcrao]

on the same problem any other solution to this ?

[aanthony1243]

This is resolved as of version 1.5. See: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v1.5/administration/backup_and_restore/