.TH "GCLOUD_ALPHA_IAM_SERVICE\-ACCOUNTS_UPDATE" 1



.SH "NAME"
.HP
gcloud alpha iam service\-accounts update \- update an IAM service account



.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP
\f5gcloud alpha iam service\-accounts update\fR \fISERVICE_ACCOUNT\fR [\fB\-\-description\fR=\fIDESCRIPTION\fR] [\fB\-\-display\-name\fR=\fIDISPLAY_NAME\fR] [\fIGCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG\ ...\fR]



.SH "DESCRIPTION"

\fB(ALPHA)\fR Update an IAM service account.

If the service account does not exist, this command returns a
\f5PERMISSION_DENIED\fR error.



.SH "EXAMPLES"

To update the description and display name for a service account, run:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud alpha iam service\-accounts update \e
    my\-iam\-account@my\-project.iam.gserviceaccount.com \e
    \-\-description="Updated description." \e
    \-\-display\-name="Updated Name"
.RE



.SH "POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS"

.RS 2m
.TP 2m

ServiceAccount resource \- The service account to update. The account should be
formatted either as a numeric service account ID or as an email, like this:
123456789876543212345 or my\-iam\-account@somedomain.com. 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 \f5project\fR attribute:
.RS 2m
.IP "\(em" 2m
provide the argument \f5service_account\fR on the command line with a fully
specified name;
.IP "\(em" 2m
provide the argument \f5\-\-project\fR on the command line;
.IP "\(em" 2m
set the property \f5core/project\fR.
.RE
.sp

This must be specified.


.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fISERVICE_ACCOUNT\fR

ID of the serviceAccount or fully qualified identifier for the serviceAccount.

To set the \f5service_account\fR attribute:
.RS 2m
.IP "\(bu" 2m
provide the argument \f5service_account\fR on the command line.
.RE
.sp


.RE
.RE
.sp

.SH "FLAGS"

.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fB\-\-description\fR=\fIDESCRIPTION\fR

The new textual description for the account.

.TP 2m
\fB\-\-display\-name\fR=\fIDISPLAY_NAME\fR

The new textual name to display for the account.


.RE
.sp

.SH "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 \fB$ gcloud help\fR for details.



.SH "API REFERENCE"

This command uses the \fBiam/v1\fR API. The full documentation for this API can
be found at: https://cloud.google.com/iam/



.SH "NOTES"

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. These variants are also available:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud iam service\-accounts update
.RE

.RS 2m
$ gcloud beta iam service\-accounts update
.RE