# Update a target account configuration
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You can update an existing target account configuration if you want to change the role ARN or description for the the account. When you update a target account configuration, the changes do not affect any running experiments that use the template.

**To update a target account configuration using the AWS Management Console**

1. Open the AWS FIS console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/fis/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/fis/).

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Experiment templates**

1. Select the experiment template, and choose **Actions**, **Update experiment template**.

1. In the side panel, choose **Step 3, Configure service access**. 

1. Modify the **target account configurations**, and choose **Update experiment template**.

1. Select **Step 5, Review and create**. 

**To update a target account configuration using the CLI**  
Run the [update-target-account-configuration](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/fis/update-target-account-configuration.html) command to command, replacing the placeholder values in {{italics}} with your own values. The `--role-arn` and `--description` parameters are optional, and will not be updated if not included.

```
aws fis update-target-account-configuration --experiment-template-id {{EXTxxxxxxxxx}} --account-id {{111122223333}} --role-arn arn:aws:iam::{{111122223333}}:role/{{role-name}} --description {{"my description"}}
```