AWS_IAM_19
AWS access from within AWS instances can be done by either encoding AWS keys into AWS API calls or by assigning the instance to a role which has an appropriate permissions policy for the required access. AWS Access” means accessing the APIs of AWS in order to access AWS resources or manage AWS account resources.
“To attach an IAM role to an instance that has no role, the instance can be in the stopped or running state.
To attach an IAM role to an instance :
1. Open the Amazon EC2 console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/.
2. In the navigation pane, choose Instances.
3. Select the instance, choose Actions, Instance Settings, Attach/Replace IAM role.
4. Select the IAM role to attach to your instance, and choose Apply.
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