- INFORMATION
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gcloud beta compute instant-snapshots set-iam-policyis not available in universe domainuniverse. - NAME
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- gcloud beta compute instant-snapshots set-iam-policy - set the IAM policy binding for a Compute Engine instant snapshot
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud beta compute instant-snapshots set-iam-policyINSTANT_SNAPSHOT_NAMEPOLICY_FILE[--region=REGION|--zone=ZONE] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
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- DESCRIPTION
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(BETA)gcloud beta compute instant-snapshots set-iam-policysets the IAM policy for a Compute Engine instant snapshot as defined in a JSON or YAML file. - EXAMPLES
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To set the IAM policy for the zonal instant snapshot 'my-instant-snapshot' in
zone 'ZONE' from a file 'policy.json', run:
gcloud beta compute instant-snapshots set-iam-policy my-instant-snapshot policy.json --zone=ZONETo set the IAM policy for the regional instant snapshot 'my-instant-snapshot' in region 'REGION' from a file 'policy.json', run:
gcloud beta compute instant-snapshots set-iam-policy my-instant-snapshot policy.json --region=REGIONSee https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/managing-policies for details of the policy file format and contents.
- POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
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INSTANT_SNAPSHOT_NAME- Name of the instant snapshot to set the IAM policy on.
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.
- FLAGS
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At most one of these can be specified:
--region=REGION-
Region of the instant snapshot to set the IAM policy on. If not specified, you
might be prompted to select a region (interactive mode only).
To avoid prompting when this flag is omitted, you can set the
property:compute/regiongcloud config set compute/region REGIONA list of regions can be fetched by running:
gcloud compute regions listTo unset the property, run:
gcloud config unset compute/regionAlternatively, the region can be stored in the environment variable
.CLOUDSDK_COMPUTE_REGION --zone=ZONE-
Zone of the instant snapshot to set the IAM policy on. If not specified and the
property isn't set, you might be prompted to select a zone (interactive mode only).compute/zoneTo avoid prompting when this flag is omitted, you can set the
property:compute/zonegcloud config set compute/zone ZONEA list of zones can be fetched by running:
gcloud compute zones listTo unset the property, run:
gcloud config unset compute/zoneAlternatively, the zone can be stored in the environment variable
.CLOUDSDK_COMPUTE_ZONE
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At most one of these can be specified:
- 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. - NOTES
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This command is currently in beta and might change without notice. These
variants are also available:
gcloud compute instant-snapshots set-iam-policygcloud alpha compute instant-snapshots set-iam-policygcloud preview compute instant-snapshots set-iam-policy
gcloud beta compute instant-snapshots set-iam-policy
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