As per instructions, I was trying to copy the file and errors out. aws s3 cp s3://public-qubole/lambda/spark-2.1.0-bin-spark-lambda-2.1.0.tgz s3://myBucket-xxx/spark-on-lambda/spark-2.1.0-bin-spark-lambda-2.1.0.tgz --acl bucket-owner-full-control Error: fatal error: An error occurred (403) when calling the HeadObject operation: Forbidden Could you provide appropriate access for the users to access the neccesary files. Thanks Vali