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    gcloud auth activate-service-account

    NAME
    gcloud auth activate-service-account - authorize access to Google Cloud with a service account
    SYNOPSIS
    gcloud auth activate-service-account [ ACCOUNT ] --key-file = KEY_FILE [ --password-file = PASSWORD_FILE     | --prompt-for-password ] [ GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG … ]
    DESCRIPTION
    To allow gcloud (and other tools in Google Cloud CLI) to use service account credentials to make requests, use this command to import these credentials from a file that contains a private authorization key, and activate them for use in gcloud . gcloud auth activate-service-account serves the same function as gcloud auth login but uses a service account rather than Google user credentials.

    For more information on authorization and credential types, see: https://cloud.google.com/sdk/docs/authorizing .

    Key File

    To obtain the key file for this command, use either the Google Cloud Console or gcloud iam service-accounts keys create . The key file can be .json (preferred) or .p12 (legacy) format. In the case of legacy .p12 files, a separate password might be required and is displayed in the Console when you create the key.

    Credentials

    Credentials will also be activated (similar to running gcloud config set account [ACCOUNT_NAME] ).

    If a project is specified using the --project flag, the project is set in active configuration, which is the same as running gcloud config set project [PROJECT_NAME] . Any previously active credentials, will be retained (though no longer default) and can be displayed by running gcloud auth list .

    If you want to delete previous credentials, see gcloud auth revoke .

    Note: Service accounts use client quotas for tracking usage.

    EXAMPLES
    To authorize gcloud to access Google Cloud using an existing service account while also specifying a project, run: 
     gcloud  
auth  
activate-service-account  
SERVICE_ACCOUNT@DOMAIN.COM  
 --key-file 
 = 
/path/key.json  
 --project 
 = 
PROJECT_ID
    POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
    E-mail address of the service account.
    REQUIRED FLAGS
    --key-file = KEY_FILE
    Path to the private key file.
    OPTIONAL FLAGS
    At most one of these can be specified:
    --password-file = PASSWORD_FILE
    Path to a file containing the password for the service account private key (only for a .p12 file).
    --prompt-for-password
    Prompt for the password for the service account private key (only for a .p12 file).
    GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
    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 help for details.

    NOTES
    These variants are also available: 
      gcloud  
alpha  
auth  
activate-service-account 
 

      gcloud  
beta  
auth  
activate-service-account
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