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GCP ACE · Question 08 · Domain 1.3: Installing and configuring the CLI
You are working in the Cloud Shell and want to deploy a Compute Engine instance. You realize your current active project is set to 'sandbox-123', but you need to deploy the instance in 'production-456'.
Which command should you run to change your active project for the current session?
You are working in the Cloud Shell and want to deploy a Compute Engine instance. You realize your current active project is set to 'sandbox-123', but you need to deploy the instance in 'production-456'.
Which command should you run to change your active project for the current session?
Answer options:
A.
gcloud projects update production-456
B.
gcloud config set project production-456
C.
gcloud set default-project production-456
D.
gcloud compute project set production-456
How to approach this question
Recall the command used to modify gcloud properties.
Full Answer
B.gcloud config set project production-456✓ Correct
The `gcloud config set` command is used to set properties in your active configuration. To change the default project, you set the `project` property to the desired project ID.
Common mistakes
Using `gcloud projects...` commands, which interact with the Resource Manager API to modify the actual project in the cloud, rather than your local CLI state.
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