AWS - IAM User

Problem Statement

Create an Admin user with IAM

Create a User with the Following Configurations

• Must have Custom Password & Required password reset checkbox as unselect

• Add Administrator Access Policy

• Create a Tag as key=role & value=tester

• Try to log in with that newly created admin user

Create an Admin User with IAM (AWS)

Go to AWS Console search For IAM and open the Service

After that click on Users, select Add Users

Now give the username for that User

In AWS Credential Type Select Password- AWS Management Console Access

Use Custom Password & Unselect checkbox for the required password reset

After that Click on Next

Now in Set Permissions select Attach Existing Policies Directly

In Policies select Administrator Access

Click on Next Tags

We are using tags as keys (role)=Value(tester), You can give anything as per your needs

After that Click on Next & Click on Create User

Your IAM Admin User is Successfully Created

To access the user, go to IAM & then users click on your username

Go to security Credentials & Console-sign in link Given in the summary

Enter your Username & Password & click on Sign in.

Now you can use your IAM user with all Access except Billing Dashboard.

Note: - It is very necessary to not use your root user account for any services, the best practices always suggest creating a new user admin user by Admin.