Troubleshooting AWS IoT SiteWise identity and access - AWS IoT SiteWise

Troubleshooting AWS IoT SiteWise identity and access

Use the following information to help you diagnose and fix common issues that you might encounter when working with AWS IoT SiteWise and AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM).

I am not authorized to perform an action in AWS IoT SiteWise

If the AWS Management Console tells you that you're not authorized to perform an action, then you must contact your administrator for assistance. Your administrator is the person that provided you with your user name and password.

The following example error occurs when the mateojackson IAM user tries to use the console to view details about an asset but does not have iotsitewise:DescribeAsset permissions.

User: arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/mateojackson is not authorized to perform: iotsitewise:DescribeAsset on resource: a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-22222EXAMPLE

In this case, Mateo asks his administrator to update his policies to allow him to access the asset resource with ID a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-22222EXAMPLE using the iotsitewise:DescribeAsset action.

I am not authorized to perform iam:PassRole

If you receive an error that you're not authorized to perform the iam:PassRole action, your policies must be updated to allow you to pass a role to AWS IoT SiteWise.

Some AWS services allow you to pass an existing role to that service instead of creating a new service role or service-linked role. To do this, you must have permissions to pass the role to the service.

The following example error occurs when an IAM user named marymajor tries to use the console to perform an action in AWS IoT SiteWise. However, the action requires the service to have permissions that are granted by a service role. Mary does not have permissions to pass the role to the service.

User: arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/marymajor is not authorized to perform: iam:PassRole

In this case, Mary's policies must be updated to allow her to perform the iam:PassRole action.

If you need help, contact your AWS administrator. Your administrator is the person who provided you with your sign-in credentials.

I want to allow people outside of my AWS account to access my AWS IoT SiteWise resources

You can create a role that users in other accounts or people outside of your organization can use to access your resources. You can specify who is trusted to assume the role. For services that support resource-based policies or access control lists (ACLs), you can use those policies to grant people access to your resources.

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