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Use ModifySnapshotAttribute with a CLI - Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud
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Use ModifySnapshotAttribute with a CLI

The following code examples show how to use ModifySnapshotAttribute.

CLI
Amazon CLI

Example 1: To modify a snapshot attribute

The following modify-snapshot-attribute example updates the createVolumePermission attribute for the specified snapshot, removing volume permissions for the specified user.

aws ec2 modify-snapshot-attribute \
    --snapshot-id snap-1234567890abcdef0 \
    --attribute createVolumePermission \
    --operation-type remove \
    --user-ids 123456789012

This command produces no output.

For more information, see Share an Amazon EBS snapshot with other Amazon accounts in the Amazon EBS User Guide.

Example 2: To make a snapshot public

The following modify-snapshot-attribute example makes the specified snapshot public.

aws ec2 modify-snapshot-attribute \
    --snapshot-id snap-1234567890abcdef0 \
    --attribute createVolumePermission \
    --operation-type add \
    --group-names all

This command produces no output.

For more information, see Share an Amazon EBS snapshot with other Amazon accounts in the Amazon EBS User Guide.

PowerShell
Tools for PowerShell V4

Example 1: This example makes the specified snapshot public by setting its CreateVolumePermission attribute.

Edit-EC2SnapshotAttribute -SnapshotId snap-12345678 -Attribute CreateVolumePermission -OperationType Add -GroupName all
Tools for PowerShell V5

Example 1: This example makes the specified snapshot public by setting its CreateVolumePermission attribute.

Edit-EC2SnapshotAttribute -SnapshotId snap-12345678 -Attribute CreateVolumePermission -OperationType Add -GroupName all

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