From 77feabb3d5f2d522444b2dcc88fede7ecfa347d4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: propulkit Date: Thu, 11 May 2017 07:34:42 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Machine Permission update on Google Compute Machine permission can be updated without deleting instances. Backport of #24607 in master branch --- docs/plugins/discovery-gce.asciidoc | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/plugins/discovery-gce.asciidoc b/docs/plugins/discovery-gce.asciidoc index 16c84f9033d..4b31158b694 100644 --- a/docs/plugins/discovery-gce.asciidoc +++ b/docs/plugins/discovery-gce.asciidoc @@ -433,8 +433,7 @@ gcloud config set project es-cloud [[discovery-gce-usage-tips-permissions]] ===== Machine Permissions -If you have created a machine without the correct permissions, you will see `403 unauthorized` error messages. The only -way to alter these permissions is to delete the instance (NOT THE DISK). Then create another with the correct permissions. +If you have created a machine without the correct permissions, you will see `403 unauthorized` error messages. To change machine permission on an existing instance, first stop the instance then Edit. Scroll down to `Access Scopes` to change permission. The other way to alter these permissions is to delete the instance (NOT THE DISK). Then create another with the correct permissions. Creating machines with gcloud:: +