Granting an IAM User with the Operation Permissions for a Specified Bucket

Create an IAM user under in an account. The IAM user has no permission to any resource before it is added to any user group. The bucket owner (root account) or other accounts and IAM users, who have the permission to set bucket policies, can configure bucket policies to grant the bucket operation permissions to IAM users.

The following is an example about how to authorize an IAM user with the bucket access and object upload permissions.

Procedure

In the bucket list, click the bucket you want to operate. The Overview page of the bucket is displayed.
In the navigation pane on the left, click Permissions to go to the permission management page.
Choose Bucket Policies > Custom Bucket Policies.
Click Create Bucket Policy. The Create Bucket Policy dialog box is displayed.

Set the following parameters to authorize the IAM user with the permission to access the bucket (listing objects in the bucket).

**Table 1** Parameters for authorizing the permission to access a specified bucket
Parameter	Value
Policy Mode	Customized
Effect	Allow
Principal	Include Select Current account and select the IAM user to be authorized.
Resources	Include Select Entire bucket.
Actions	Include ListBucket

Click OK.
Click Create Bucket Policy. The Create Bucket Policy dialog box is displayed.

Set the following parameters to authorize the IAM user with the permission to upload objects to the bucket.

Before authorizing the IAM user with the permission to operate objects, ensure that the user has the permission to access the bucket.

**Table 2** Parameters for authorizing the permission to upload objects
Parameter	Value
Policy Mode	Customized
Effect	Allow
Principal	Include Select Current account and select the IAM user to be authorized.
Resources	Include Select Specific resources. Resource name: *
Actions	Include PutObject NOTE: In this example, only the permission to upload objects is granted. You can select multiple actions and granting other operation permissions to the IAM user The asterisk (*) indicates all operations. For details about the supported actions, see Actions.