update

Description

Updates the specified policy. You can update the description or the policy statements themselves.

Policy changes take effect typically within 10 seconds.

Usage

oci iam policy update [OPTIONS]

Required Parameters

--policy-id [text]

The OCID of the policy.

Optional Parameters

--defined-tags [complex type]

Usage of predefined tag keys. These predefined keys are scoped to namespaces. Example: {“foo-namespace”: {“bar-key”: “foo-value”}} This is a complex type whose value must be valid JSON. The value can be provided as a string on the command line or passed in as a file using the file://path/to/file syntax.

The --generate-param-json-input option can be used to generate an example of the JSON which must be provided. We recommend storing this example in a file, modifying it as needed and then passing it back in via the file:// syntax.

--description [text]

The description you assign to the policy. Does not have to be unique, and it’s changeable.

--force

Perform update without prompting for confirmation.

--freeform-tags [complex type]

Simple key-value pair that is applied without any predefined name, type or scope. Exists for cross-compatibility only. Example: {“bar-key”: “value”} This is a complex type whose value must be valid JSON. The value can be provided as a string on the command line or passed in as a file using the file://path/to/file syntax.

The --generate-param-json-input option can be used to generate an example of the JSON which must be provided. We recommend storing this example in a file, modifying it as needed and then passing it back in via the file:// syntax.

--from-json [text]

Provide input to this command as a JSON document from a file using the file://path-to/file syntax.

The --generate-full-command-json-input option can be used to generate a sample json file to be used with this command option. The key names are pre-populated and match the command option names (converted to camelCase format, e.g. compartment-id –> compartmentId), while the values of the keys need to be populated by the user before using the sample file as an input to this command. For any command option that accepts multiple values, the value of the key can be a JSON array.

Options can still be provided on the command line. If an option exists in both the JSON document and the command line then the command line specified value will be used.

For examples on usage of this option, please see our “using CLI with advanced JSON options” link: https://docs.cloud.oracle.com/iaas/Content/API/SDKDocs/cliusing.htm#AdvancedJSONOptions

--if-match [text]

For optimistic concurrency control. In the PUT or DELETE call for a resource, set the if-match parameter to the value of the etag from a previous GET or POST response for that resource. The resource will be updated or deleted only if the etag you provide matches the resource’s current etag value.

--statements [text]

A JSON array of policy statements written in the policy language. See How Policies Work and Common Policies. Example: ‘[“statement 1”,”statement 2”]’ (The single quotes are required.)

--version-date [text]

The version of the policy. If set to an empty string, when a request comes in for authorization, the policy will be evaluated according to the current behavior of the services at that moment. If set to a particular date (YYYY-MM-DD), the policy will be evaluated according to the behavior of the services on that date.

Example using required parameter

Copy and paste the following example into a JSON file, replacing the example parameters with your own.

    oci iam policy create --generate-param-json-input statements > statements.json

Copy the following CLI commands into a file named example.sh. Run the command by typing “bash example.sh” and replacing the example parameters with your own.

Please note this sample will only work in the POSIX-compliant bash-like shell. You need to set up the OCI configuration and appropriate security policies before trying the examples.

    export compartment_id=<substitute-value-of-compartment_id> # https://docs.cloud.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/tools/oci-cli/latest/oci_cli_docs/cmdref/iam/policy/create.html#cmdoption-compartment-id
    export description=<substitute-value-of-description> # https://docs.cloud.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/tools/oci-cli/latest/oci_cli_docs/cmdref/iam/policy/create.html#cmdoption-description
    export name=<substitute-value-of-name> # https://docs.cloud.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/tools/oci-cli/latest/oci_cli_docs/cmdref/iam/policy/create.html#cmdoption-name

    policy_id=$(oci iam policy create --compartment-id $compartment_id --description $description --name $name --statements file://statements.json --query data.id --raw-output)

    oci iam policy update --policy-id $policy_id

Other Examples

Description

Update oci iam policy

Command

 oci iam policy update --policy-id ocid1.policy.oc1..<POLICY OCID> --statements "[\"Allow group Administrators to manage all-resources on compartment policy-test \"]" --version-date

Output

{
 "data": [
      {
           "compartment-id": "ocid1.compartment.oc1...........",
           "defined-tags": {},
           "description": "test-policy",
           "freeform-tags": {},
           "id": "ocid1.policy.oc1..........",
           "inactive-status": "null",
           "lifecycle-state": "ACTIVE",
           "name": "test-policy",
           "statements": [
                "Allow group Administrators to manage all-resources on compartment policy-test "
           ],
           "time-created": "2020-09-29T18:21:39.356000+00:00",
           "version-date": "null"
      }
 ]
}