# metalcloud-cli user permissions-update

Update permissions for a specific user

## Synopsis

Update the permissions configuration for a specific user account.

This command allows modifying user permissions including resource access levels and
operational capabilities. Permissions changes take effect immediately and control
what resources the user can access and what operations they can perform.

Arguments:
  user_id                 The numeric ID of the user whose permissions to update

Required Flags:
  --config-source         Source of user permissions configuration (JSON file path or 'pipe')

Configuration File Format (JSON):
  {
    "permissions": [
      {
        "resourceType": "infrastructure",
        "resourceId": "123",
        "permissionLevel": "read"
      },
      {
        "resourceType": "account",
        "resourceId": "456",
        "permissionLevel": "write"
      }
    ]
  }

Examples:
  metalcloud-cli user permissions-update 12345 --config-source permissions.json
  echo '{"permissions": [{"resourceType": "infrastructure", "resourceId": "123", "permissionLevel": "read"}]}' | metalcloud-cli user permissions-update 12345 --config-source pipe

```
metalcloud-cli user permissions-update user_id [flags]
```

### Options

```
      --config-source string   Source of the user permissions configuration. Can be 'pipe' or path to a JSON file.
  -h, --help                   help for permissions-update
```

### Options inherited from parent commands

```
  -k, --api_key string         MetalCloud API key
  -c, --config string          Config file path
  -d, --debug                  Set to enable debug logging
  -e, --endpoint string        MetalCloud API endpoint
  -f, --format string          Output format. Supported values are 'text','csv','md','json','yaml'. (default "text")
  -i, --insecure_skip_verify   Set to allow insecure transport
  -l, --log_file string        Log file path
  -v, --verbosity string       Log level verbosity (default "INFO")
```

### SEE ALSO

* [metalcloud-cli user](/content/configuration/cli/metalcloud-cli_user.md)	 - Manage user accounts and their properties

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