Troubleshooting CodeGuru Reviewer identity and access

Use the following information to help you diagnose and fix common issues that you might encounter when working with Amazon CodeGuru Reviewer and IAM.

I am not authorized to perform an action in CodeGuru Reviewer

If the AWS Management Console tells you that you're not authorized to perform an action, you must contact your administrator for assistance.

The following example error occurs when the user mateojackson tries to use the console to view details about a code review, but does not have codeguru-reviewer:DescribeCodeReview permissions.

User: arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/mateojackson is not authorized to perform: 
            codeguru-reviewer:DescribeCodeReview on resource: my-example-code-review

In this case, Mateo asks his administrator to update his policies to allow him to access the my-example-code-review resource using the codeguru-reviewer:DescribeCodeReview 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 CodeGuru Reviewer.

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 CodeGuru Reviewer. 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.