- INFORMATION
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gcloud compute machine-images 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 compute machine-images set-iam-policy - set the IAM policy for a Compute Engine machine image
 
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud compute machine-images set-iam-policyMACHINE_IMAGEPOLICY_FILE[GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
 
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- DESCRIPTION
- Sets the IAM policy for the given machine image as defined in a JSON or YAML file.
- EXAMPLES
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The following command reads an IAM policy defined in a policy.jsonfileand sets the policy for the machine image `my-image`: gcloud compute machine-images set-iam-policy my-image 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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Machine image resource - The machine image 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 machine_imageon the command line with a fully specified name;
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provide the argument --projecton the command line;
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set the property core/project.
 This must be specified. - MACHINE_IMAGE
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ID of the machine image or fully qualified identifier for the machine image.
To set the machine_imageattribute:- 
provide the argument machine_imageon the command line.
 
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provide the argument 
 
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provide the argument 
- POLICY_FILE
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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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Machine image resource - The machine image 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/v1API. The full documentation for this API can be found at: https://cloud.google.com/compute/
- NOTES
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These variants are also available:
gcloud alpha compute machine-images set-iam-policygcloud beta compute machine-images set-iam-policy
      gcloud compute machine-images set-iam-policy
  
  
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