ERR: Cannot use a database that exists

[santakd]

Connected to http://localhost:8086 version 1.7.3
InfluxDB shell version: 1.7.3
Enter an InfluxQL query

show databases
name: databases
name

---

_internal
telegraf
jmeter
micrometer
locust
collectd

use database collectd
ERR: Database database collectd doesn't exist. Run SHOW DATABASES for a list of existing databases.
DB does not exist!
use database locust
ERR: Database database locust doesn't exist. Run SHOW DATABASES for a list of existing databases.
DB does not exist!

[santakd]

#2258

[vspinu]

Same here with the default config on ubuntu linux with CLI:

Linux 4.18.0-25-generic x86_64
InfluxDB v1.7.6 (git: 1.7 01c8dd416270f424ab0c40f9291e269ac6921964)

~$ influx
Connected to http://localhost:8086 version 1.7.6
InfluxDB shell version: 1.7.6
Enter an InfluxQL query
> show databases
name: databases
name
----
_internal
forex
test1
test2
INFLUXDBRTEST
> use database test1
ERR: Database database test1 doesn't exist. Run SHOW DATABASES for a list of existing databases.
DB does not exist!

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[andi20002000]

Hi if anyone stumbles across this error, the solution is the following command:
SHOW DATABASES
choose the name you need for example telegraf and then select it:
USE telegraf