Playing with IAM Users, Groups and Policies
- Hafeez Baig |
- 27 steps |
- 2 minutes
Amazon Web Services
Refer to the following guide to learn how to use IAM in the cloud\
<https://scribehow.com/shared/Creating_an_IAM_User_and_User_Group_in_AWS_Management_Console__hWNiiXlcRJKFqYZZEJD-cg>
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Sign in to **AWS Management Console** as an **IAM User**
**Pre-requisite** - Ensure you have selected the AWS region closest to your location\
For this guide, we will be using us-east-2 (Ohio) as a preferred choice
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Type **IAM** in the search bar and click on **IAM** to view the IAM Dashboard
**What is IAM in AWS?**
IAM stands for Identity and Access Management. It is a service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that allows you to manage access to AWS services and resources securely. IAM enables you to control who can access your AWS resources and what actions they can perform.
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On the **IAM** dashboard, click on the **Users** from the left bar
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On the **Users** wizard, click on the User name **in28minutes-ops-user**
Refer to the following guide to learn how to create an IAM user\
<https://scribehow.com/shared/Creating_an_Operations_IAM_User__5JyMzA1rRUmvp81UmVh3gA>
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**in28minutes-ops-user** wizard will open
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To sign in with **in28minutes-ops-user** IAM user open the **New Private window** from the three dots widget on the top right corner of the browser
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Search for **AWS Management Console** in any browser
Click on the first link with the domain address - [[aws.amazon.com/aws_management_console]]
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On the landing page click on the **Sign-In** button on the top right corner
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On the Sign-in page select the IAM user radio button and enter the IAM user Account ID. Click **Next** button
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Enter the IAM user name and password and click on **Sign in** button
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On the AWS Management Console, click on the Regions dropdown from the top right side
**Note:** Ensure you have selected the AWS region closest to your location. For this guide, we will be using us-east-2 (Ohio) as a preferred choice
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Create an EC2 Instance with a name "**ops-users-ec2**"
Refer to the following guide to learn how to create an EC2 Instance\
<https://scribehow.com/shared/AWS__Creating_your_first_EC2_Instance__Xcu7ZVCdRfWx56YVktKgbQ>
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To view the buckets, type **S3** in the search bar and click on **S3** to view the S3 Dashboard
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On the left bar click on the **Buckets** from the left bar
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**Buckets** wizard will open, you will notice **You don't have permissions to list buckets**
The error message indicates that there is no permissions to list buckets due to the absence of an Amazon S3 access policy assigned to the **in28minutes-ops-user** IAM user