Appendix A: Adding IAM user policies - Setting Up Multi-User Environments in AWS (for Classroom Training and Research)

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Appendix A: Adding IAM user policies

This section describes how to add IAM user policies to an AWS account. For more information, see Creating an IAM user in your AWS account in the User Guide.

  1. In the AWS Management Console, choose Services > IAM.

    Screen capture of the IAM console

  2. Choose Users.

  3. Choose Add Users.

    Screen showing Add Users.

  4. Enter name of the IAM user to be created.

  5. Choose Next.

    Screen shot of Set User Details.

  6. Choose Next to attach a user policy.

    Screen showing Attach existing policies.

  7. If none of these policies work for your use case, you can Create a policy and attach it. You can create the policy using the Interface, or you can create a custom JSON policy with one of the examples from Appendix B.

    Screen shot of Create Policy

  8. Paste the proper policy from Appendix B.

  9. Choose Apply Policy.

  10. On the previous screen, refresh the policy list, and attach the policy you just created.

  11. Choose Download Credentials. Save the downloaded file in a secure location, as these are the user’s access key ID and secret access key. They will need these to use the AWS API.

    Screen showing success.