- INFORMATION
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gcloud alpha compute snapshot-groups set-iam-policyis supported in universe domainuniverse; however, some of the values used in the help text may not be available. Command examples may not work as-is and may requires changes before execution. - NAME
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- gcloud alpha compute snapshot-groups set-iam-policy - set the IAM policy for a Compute Engine snapshot group
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud alpha compute snapshot-groups set-iam-policySNAPSHOT_GROUP_NAMEPOLICY_FILE[GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
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- DESCRIPTION
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(ALPHA)Sets the IAM policy for the given snapshot group as defined in a JSON or YAML file. - EXAMPLES
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To read an IAM policy defined in a JSON file 'policy.json' and set it for the
snapshot group
my-snapshot-group, run:gcloud alpha compute snapshot-groups set-iam-policy my-snapshot-group policy.jsonSee https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/managing-policies for details of the policy file format and contents.
- POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
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Snapshot group resource - The snapshot group to set the IAM policy for. This
represents a Cloud resource. (NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments in
this group but can be set in other ways.
To set the
projectattribute:-
provide the argument
snapshot_group_nameon the command line with a fully specified name; -
provide the argument
--projecton the command line; -
set the property
core/project.
This must be specified.
SNAPSHOT_GROUP_NAME-
ID of the snapshot group or fully qualified identifier for the snapshot group.
To set the
snapshot_group_nameattribute:-
provide the argument
snapshot_group_nameon the command line.
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provide the argument
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provide the argument
POLICY_FILE-
Path to a local JSON or YAML formatted file containing a valid policy.
The output of the
get-iam-policycommand is a valid file, as is any JSON or YAML file conforming to the structure of a Policy.
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Snapshot group resource - The snapshot group to set the IAM policy for. This
represents a Cloud resource. (NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments in
this group but can be set in other ways.
- GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
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These flags are available to all commands:
--access-token-file,--account,--billing-project,--configuration,--flags-file,--flatten,--format,--help,--impersonate-service-account,--log-http,--project,--quiet,--trace-token,--user-output-enabled,--verbosity.Run
$ gcloud helpfor details. - API REFERENCE
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This command uses the
compute/alphaAPI. The full documentation for this API can be found at: https://cloud.google.com/compute/ - NOTES
- This command is currently in alpha and might change without notice. If this command fails with API permission errors despite specifying the correct project, you might be trying to access an API with an invitation-only early access allowlist.
gcloud alpha compute snapshot-groups set-iam-policy
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