Updates the credentials stored in the Kubernetes Secret for a user-provided service. These credentials will be propagated to Apps.
Apps may need to be restarted to receive the updated credentials.
Examples
# Update an existing database service
kf update-user-provided-service db-service -p '{"url":"mysql://..."}'
# Update a service with tags for autowiring
kf update-user-provided-service db-service -t "mysql,database,sql"
Flags
--async
Do not wait for the action to complete on the server before returning.
-h, --help
help for update-user-provided-service
-p, --params=string
Valid JSON object containing service-specific configuration parameters, provided in-line or in a file. (default "{}")
-t, --tags=string
Comma-separated tags for the service instance.
Inherited flags
These flags are inherited from parent commands.
--as=string
Username to impersonate for the operation.
--as-group=strings
Group to impersonate for the operation. Include this flag multiple times to specify multiple groups.
--config=string
Path to the Kf config file to use for CLI requests.
--kubeconfig=string
Path to the kubeconfig file to use for CLI requests.
--log-http
Log HTTP requests to standard error.
--space=string
Space to run the command against. This flag overrides the currently targeted Space.
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