anchor.diff:  [[cloud-gce-usage-discovery-tips-projectid]]
   ===== Store project id locally
   
  -If you don't want to repeat the project id each time, you can save it in `~/.gcutil.flags` file using:
  -
  -[source,sh]
  ---------------------------------------------------
  -gcutil getproject --project=es-cloud --cache_flag_values
  ---------------------------------------------------
  -
  -`~/.gcutil.flags` file now contains:
  -
  -[source,text]
  ---------------------------------------------------
  ---project=es-cloud
  +If you don't want to repeat the project id each time, you can save it in the local gcloud config
  +
  +[source,sh]
  +--------------------------------------------------
  +gcloud config set project es-cloud
   --------------------------------------------------
   
   [[cloud-gce-usage-discovery-tips-permissions]]
  
positive.code: If you have created a machine without the correct permissions, you will see `403 unauthorized` error messages. The only
  way to alter these permissions is to delete the instance (NOT THE DISK). Then create another with the correct permissions.
  
  Creating machines with gcutil::
  +
  --
  Ensure the following flags are set:
  
  [source,text]
  --------------------------------------------------
  --service_account_scope=compute-rw
  --------------------------------------------------
  --
  
  
negative.code: [source,sh]
  --------------------------------------------------
  # Stopping and removing instances
  gcloud compute instances delete myesnode1 myesnode2 \
         --zone=europe-west1-a
  
  # Consider removing disk as well if you don't need them anymore
  gcloud compute disks deleted boot-myesnode1 boot-myesnode2  \
         --zone=europe-west1-a
  --------------------------------------------------
  
  