gcloud compute os-login

NAME

gcloud compute os-login - create and manipulate Compute Engine OS Login resources

SYNOPSIS

gcloud compute os-login GROUP | COMMAND [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]

DESCRIPTION

The gcloud oslogin command group lets you manage your OS Login profile.

OS Login profiles can be used to store information such as Posix account information and SSH keys used for cloud products such as Compute Engine.

For more information about OS Login, see the OS Login documentation.

See also: OS Login API.

GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS

These flags are available to all commands: --help.

Run $ gcloud help for details.

GROUPS

GROUP is one of the following:

ssh-keys: List, add, update, and remove OS Login SSH Keys.

COMMANDS

COMMAND is one of the following:

describe-profile: Describe the OS Login profile for the current user.
remove-profile: Remove the posix account information for the current user.

NOTES

These variants are also available:

gcloud alpha compute os-login

gcloud beta compute os-login

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Last updated 2026-05-27 UTC.