Creating an IAM (Identity and Access Management) group in AWS (Amazon Web Services) is a straightforward process. Here are the steps to create an IAM group:
1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console using your AWS account.
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2. Navigate to the IAM console. You can find this by typing ‘IAM’ into the search bar at the top of the page and selecting ‘IAM’ from the dropdown list.
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3. In the IAM dashboard, select ‘Groups’ from the navigation pane on the left side of the page.
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4. Click the ‘Create New Group’ button.
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5. Enter a name for your group. Group names must be unique within your AWS account, can have a maximum of 128 characters, and can contain letters, digits, and the following characters: plus (+), equal (=), comma (,), period (.), at (@), underscore (_), and hyphen (-).
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6. Attach a policy to the group. You can either select one of the existing AWS managed policies or create a new policy with custom permissions.
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7. Review the group name and the policies you have attached to it. If everything looks good, click the ‘Create Group’ button.
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That’s it! You have successfully created an IAM group in AWS. You can now add users to this group and they will inherit the permissions of the policies attached to the group.
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To delete an IAM group in AWS, follow these steps:
1. Select the checkbox next to the name of the group that you want to delete.
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2. Click the ‘Group Actions’ button and then select ‘Delete Group’.
3. A confirmation window will appear, confirming that you want to delete the group. If you are sure, click the ‘Yes, Delete’ button.
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Note: Before you can delete a group, you must remove all users from the group. Also, you cannot delete a group that has policies attached to it. You must detach all policies from the group before you can delete it.
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That’s it! You have successfully deleted an IAM group in AWS.