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atlas customDbRoles update

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Update a custom database role for your project.

To use this command, you must authenticate with a user account or an API key with the Project Owner role.

Command Syntax
atlas customDbRoles update <roleName> [options]
Name
Type
Required
Description
roleName
string
true
Name of the custom role to update.
Name
Type
Required
Description
--append
false
Input action and inheritedRoles to append to the existing role.
-h, --help
false
help for update
--inheritedRole
strings
false
List of inherited roles and the database on which the role is granted. Passing this flag replaces preexisting data.
-o, --output
string
false
Output format. Valid values are json, json-path, go-template, or go-template-file. To see the full output, use the -o json option.
--privilege
strings
false
List of actions per database and collection. If no database or collections are provided, cluster scope is assumed. Passing this flag replaces preexisting data.
--projectId
string
false
Hexadecimal string that identifies the project to use. This option overrides the settings in the configuration file or environment variable.
Name
Type
Required
Description
-P, --profile
string
false
Name of the profile to use from your configuration file. To learn about profiles for the Atlas CLI, see https://dochub.mongodb.org/core/atlas-cli-save-connection-settings.

If the command succeeds, the CLI returns output similar to the following sample. Values in brackets represent your values.

Custom database role '<RoleName>' successfully updated.
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