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# kosli update service-account

> Update a service account.

## Synopsis

```shell theme={"theme":"dracula","languages":{"custom":["/languages/rego.json"]}}
kosli update service-account SERVICE-ACCOUNT-NAME [flags]
```

Update a service account.

Only the flags you provide are changed; omitted fields are left untouched.

## Flags

| Flag                  | Type   | Description                                                                                                                          |
| :-------------------- | :----- | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `-d`, `--description` | string | \[optional] A description for the service account.                                                                                   |
| `-D`, `--dry-run`     | bool   | \[optional] Run in dry-run mode. When enabled, no data is sent to Kosli and the CLI exits with 0 exit code regardless of any errors. |
| `-h`, `--help`        | bool   | help for service-account                                                                                                             |
| `--privilege`         | string | The privilege granted to the service account. One of: \[admin, member, snapshotter, reader].                                         |

## Flags inherited from parent commands

| Flag                      | Type   | Description                                                                                                                                             |
| :------------------------ | :----- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `-a`, `--api-token`       | string | The Kosli API token.                                                                                                                                    |
| `-c`, `--config-file`     | string | \[optional] The Kosli config file path. (default "kosli")                                                                                               |
| `--debug`                 | bool   | \[optional] Print debug logs to stdout.                                                                                                                 |
| `-H`, `--host`            | string | \[defaulted] The Kosli endpoint. (default "[https://app.kosli.com](https://app.kosli.com)")                                                             |
| `--http-proxy`            | string | \[optional] The HTTP proxy URL including protocol and port number. e.g. `http://proxy-server-ip:proxy-port`                                             |
| `-r`, `--max-api-retries` | int    | \[defaulted] How many times should API calls be retried when the API host is not reachable. (default 3)                                                 |
| `--org`                   | string | The Kosli organization.                                                                                                                                 |
| `-q`, `--quiet`           | bool   | \[optional] Suppress non-critical warning messages. Errors and normal output are not affected. If both `--quiet` and `--debug` are set, `--debug` wins. |

## Examples Use Cases

These examples all assume that the flags  `--api-token`, `--org`, `--host`, (and `--flow`, `--trail` when required), are [set/provided](/getting_started/install/#assigning-flags-via-environment-variables).

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="update a service account's description">
    ```shell theme={"theme":"dracula","languages":{"custom":["/languages/rego.json"]}}
    kosli update service-account yourServiceAccountName 
    	--description "new description" 

    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="update a service account's privilege">
    ```shell theme={"theme":"dracula","languages":{"custom":["/languages/rego.json"]}}
    kosli update service-account yourServiceAccountName 
    	--privilege member 
    ```
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>