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- NAME
- gcloud beta compute machine-images set-iam-policy - set the IAM policy for a Compute Engine machine image
- SYNOPSIS
gcloud beta compute machine-images set-iam-policyMACHINE_IMAGEPOLICY_FILE[GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
- DESCRIPTION
(BETA)Sets the IAM policy for the given machine image as definedin a JSON or YAML file.- EXAMPLES
- The following command reads an IAM policy defined in a
policy.jsonfileandsetsthepolicyforthemachineimage`my-image`:
gcloudbetacomputemachine-imagesset-iam-policymy-imagepolicy.jsonSeehttps://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/managing-policiesfor details of the policy file format and contents.
- POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
- Machine image resource - The machine image to set the IAM policy for. Thisrepresents a Cloud resource. (NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments inthis group but can be set in other ways.
To set the
projectattribute:- provide the argument
machine_imageon the command line with a fullyspecified name; - provide the argument
--projecton the command line; - set the property
core/project.
This must be specified.
MACHINE_IMAGE- 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.
- provide the argument
- 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 anyJSON or YAML file conforming to the structure of aPolicy.
- Machine image resource - The machine image to set the IAM policy for. Thisrepresents a Cloud resource. (NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments inthis group but can be set in other ways.
- GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
- 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
- This command uses the
compute/betaAPI. The full documentation forthis API can be found at:https://cloud.google.com/compute/ - NOTES
- This command is currently in beta and might change without notice. Thesevariants are also available:
gcloudcomputemachine-imagesset-iam-policygcloudalphacomputemachine-imagesset-iam-policy
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Last updated 2025-07-22 UTC.