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Create AWS user

If you're new to IAM you'll need to complete the following steps:

  1. Click 'Users' in the IAM menu

  2. Add User add user

  3. Set user to have programmatic access programmatic access

  4. Your permissions don't need to be set. Continue to the next step. scary permissions box

  5. Copy your special AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID and AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY for this user. access key and id

  6. Finish user creation and go to the list of your users. Click user 'orange'. Copy your username ARN, you'll need it for setting up Policies on your public and private buckets.

username

  1. Copy down your AWS account ID by looking at the Finding your AWS account ID section from this guide, which has been pasted below:

Get your AWS account ID (12 digits, e.g. 5555-5555-5555)

To view your AWS account ID when signed in as a root account user (default)

Use your AWS account email address and password to sign in to the AWS Management Console.

If you previously signed in to the console with IAM user credentials, your browser might open your IAM user sign-in page. You can't use the IAM user sign-in page to sign in with your AWS account credentials. Instead, choose Sign-in using root account credentials to go to the AWS account sign-in page.

In the top right of the console, choose your account name or number. Then choose My Security Credentials.

If necessary, in the dialog box, choose Continue to Security Credentials. You can choose the box next to Don’t show me this message again to stop the dialog box from appearing in the future.

Expand the Account Identifiers section to view your AWS account ID.

To view your AWS account ID when signed in as a federated user

Sign in to the AWS Management Console as a federated user.

Select Support in the upper right corner of the console and choose Support Center.If necessary, in the dialog box, choose Continue to Security Credentials. You can choose the box next to Don’t show me this message again to stop the dialog box from appearing in the future.

Your AWS account ID appears in the upper right. The account ID for an AWS account is the same for the root account and its IAM users. For more information, see Your AWS Account ID and Its Alias.

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