- NAME
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- gcloud alpha compute machine-images test-iam-permissions - test IAM permissions for a Compute Engine machine image
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud alpha compute machine-images test-iam-permissionsMACHINE_IMAGE--permissions=[PERMISSIONS,…] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
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- DESCRIPTION
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(ALPHA)Returns permissions that a caller has on the specified machine image. - EXAMPLES
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To test whether the caller has the 'compute.machineImages.getIamPolicy'
permission on a machine image, run:
gcloud alpha compute machine-images test-iam-permissions my-machine-image --permissions=compute.machineImages.getIamPolicy - POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
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Machine image resource - The ID of the machine image to test permissions 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; -
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.
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provide the argument
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provide the argument
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Machine image resource - The ID of the machine image to test permissions for.
This represents a Cloud resource. (NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments
in this group but can be set in other ways.
- REQUIRED FLAGS
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--permissions=[PERMISSIONS,…]- Permissions to be tested.
- 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/alphaAPI. The full documentation for this API can be found at: https://cloud.google.com/compute/ - 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. These variants are also available:
gcloud compute machine-images test-iam-permissionsgcloud beta compute machine-images test-iam-permissionsgcloud preview compute machine-images test-iam-permissions
gcloud alpha compute machine-images test-iam-permissions
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Last updated 2026-07-21 UTC.