---
title: stack kb roles put-security-role-name cli command
description: Create or update a role Behaviour flags: --dry-run — validate all inputs and exit without performing any action 
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4097/reference/elastic-cli/cli/stack/kb/roles/put-security-role-name
applies_to:
  - Elastic Cloud Serverless: Preview
  - Elastic Stack: Preview
---

# stack kb roles put-security-role-name cli command
<cli-modifiers>
</cli-modifiers>

```bash
elastic stack kb roles put-security-role-name \
  --name <name> \
  --elasticsearch <elasticsearch> \
  [options]
```

Create or update a role
**Behaviour flags:**
`--dry-run` — validate all inputs and exit without performing any action

## Options

<definitions>
  <definition term="--name string required">
    The role name.
  </definition>
  <definition term="--elasticsearch string required">
  </definition>
  <definition term="--create-only">
    When true, a role is not overwritten if it already exists.
  </definition>
  <definition term="--description string">
    A description for the role.
  </definition>
  <definition term="--kibana string[]">
    **Repeatable:** pass `--kibana` multiple times to supply more than one value
  </definition>
  <definition term="--metadata string">
  </definition>
  <definition term="--input-file string">
    path to a JSON file to use as command input
  </definition>
  <definition term="--dry-run">
    validate all inputs and exit without performing any action (preview changes without applying them)
  </definition>
</definitions>


## Global Options

<definitions>
  <definition term="--json">
    output as JSON
  </definition>
</definitions>