## zowe › profiles › set-default › base-profile

The base set default-profiles command allows you to set the default profiles for this command group. When a base command is issued and no profile override options are specified, the default profiles for the command group are automatically loaded for the command based on the commands profile requirements.

Warning: This command has been deprecated.
Recommended replacement: The 'config set' command

#### Usage

zowe profiles set-default base-profile <profileName> [options]

#### Positional Arguments

- `profileName` (string)

  - Specify a
    profile for default usage within the base group. When you issue commands within the base group without a profile specified as part of the command, the default will be loaded instead.

#### Examples

- Set the default profile for type base to the profile named 'profilename':

  - `zowe profiles set-default base-profile profilename`