- NAME
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- gcloud alpha pam settings update - update Privileged Access Manager settings configured on a project, folder, or organization
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud alpha pam settings update--settings-file=PATH_TO_FILE(--location=LOCATION:--folder=FOLDER--organization=ORGANIZATION) [--async] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
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- DESCRIPTION
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(ALPHA)Update the Privileged Access Manager (PAM) settings configured for a specified project, folder, or organization. This command allows you to modify the settings using a YAML file. - EXAMPLES
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The following command updates PAM settings for the project named
sample-projectin locationglobal, using the settings defined in a file namedpam_settings.yaml:gcloud alpha pam settings update --project=sample-project --location=global --settings-file=pam_settings.yamlThe following command updates PAM settings for the folder with ID
FOLDER_IDin locationglobal, using the settings defined in a file namedpam_settings.yaml:gcloud alpha pam settings update --folder=FOLDER_ID --location=global --settings-file=pam_settings.yamlThe following command updates PAM settings for the organization with ID
ORGANIZATION_IDin locationglobal, using the settings defined in a file namedpam_settings.yaml:gcloud alpha pam settings update --organization=ORGANIZATION_ID --location=global --settings-file=pam_settings.yaml - REQUIRED FLAGS
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--settings-file=PATH_TO_FILE- YAML file containing the new configuration of the PAM settings. Use a full or relative path to a local file containing the value of settings_file.
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Location resource - The project/organization/folder location for which the
settings are to be updated. The arguments in this group can be used to specify
the attributes of this 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
--locationon the command line with a fully specified name; -
provide the argument
--projecton the command line; -
set the property
core/project. This resource can be one of the following types: [privilegedaccessmanager.projects.locations, privilegedaccessmanager.folders.locations, privilegedaccessmanager.organizations.locations].
This must be specified.
--location=LOCATION-
ID of the location or fully qualified identifier for the location.
To set the
locationattribute:-
provide the argument
--locationon the command line.
This flag argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this group are specified.
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provide the argument
--folder=FOLDER-
The name of the folder
To set the
folderattribute:-
provide the argument
--locationon the command line with a fully specified name; -
provide the argument
--folderon the command line. Must be specified for resource of type [privilegedaccessmanager.folders.locations].
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provide the argument
--organization=ORGANIZATION-
The name of the organization
To set the
organizationattribute:-
provide the argument
--locationon the command line with a fully specified name; -
provide the argument
--organizationon the command line. Must be specified for resource of type [privilegedaccessmanager.organizations.locations].
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provide the argument
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provide the argument
- OPTIONAL FLAGS
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--async- Return immediately, without waiting for the operation in progress to complete.
- 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
privilegedaccessmanager/v1alphaAPI. The full documentation for this API can be found at: https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/pam-overview - NOTES
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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. This variant is also available:
gcloud beta pam settings update
gcloud alpha pam settings update
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Last updated 2025-09-30 UTC.