ec2-modify-snapshot-attribute
From Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud: 2009-10-31
ec2-modify-snapshot-attribute
Description
Adds or remove permission settings for the specified snapshot.
Syntax
ec2-modify-snapshot-attribute
snapshot_id -c [--add entity | --remove entity]
Options
| Name | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
|
The ID of the snapshot. Type: String Default: None Example: snap-78a54011 |
Yes |
|
Modifies the create volume permissions of the snapshot. Type: String Default: None Example: |
Yes |
|
Adds a permission for the specified AWS account or for all users. Type: String Valid Values: Default: None Example: --launch-permission --add all |
|
|
Removes a permission for the specified AWS account or for all users. Type: String Valid Values: Default: None Example: --launch-permission --remove all |
|
Output
The command returns a table that contains the following information:
-
createVolumePermission Identifier
-
Snapshot ID
-
User IDs or 'all'
-
Attribute type identifier
-
ID of the snapshot on which attributes are being modified
-
Action performed on the attribute
-
Attribute or attribute list item value type
-
Attribute or attribute list item value
Amazon EC2 displays errors on stderr.
Examples
Example Request
This example makes the snap-78a54011 snapshot public.
PROMPT>ec2-modify-snapshot-attribute snap-7ddb6e14 -c --add 123456789012createVolumePermission snap-7ddb6e14 ADD userId 123456789012