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AWS permissions are confusing and error-prone
DevOps and infra5 posts from 5 people4d active+00 posts in the last 7 days, 2 the 7 days before (fading)
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5, newest firstHow much are junior sysadmins actually expected to know?...for a job. . But realistically, there are so many tools and platforms that it seems impossible to know everything, especially early in your career.. At what point should someone stop trying to learn everything and instead pick a few areas to become really good at?. Would love to...r/sysadmin · u/Salt_Translator_6274Open ↗Trust-policy checks miss wildcard actions (sts:*, sts:AssumeRole*, *): Principal "*" role reported as clean### Summary The three trust-policy checks on `AssumeRoleStatement` (`role_assumable_by_any_principal`, `role_assumable_by_cross_account_principals`, `role_assumable_by_compute_services`, plus the `_with_conditions` variant) gate on an exact string match: So a trust statement...salesforce/cloudsplaining · ranas-mukminovOpen ↗Need help accessing billing for a root user email that doesn't exist any longerMy client forgot to make me aware of their need to update billing. Unfortunately, the person that has root access to the AWS account has an old email that is no longer in service (and that's the only way to access billing right now). I have admin access from an IAM account but...r/aws · u/reignleafsOpen ↗AWS Model AccessHi All, . I have recently been accepted into AWS activate Startup, and want to know how do i get access towards GPT 6 Sol, i have tried, enabling IAM permission towards market place and it still doesn't work. The instruction in AWS are outdated to whats actually in those...r/aws · u/Yourmama422Open ↗AWS / Azure / GCP issue? Here’s how I usually troubleshoot cloud problems...Azure, or GCP issues, I usually follow this order:. Identify the exact symptom - what is failing and what is still working?. Check recent changes - deployments, firewall rules, IAM/RBAC changes, DNS, networking, certificates, etc.. Verify connectivity - security groups,...r/googlecloud · u/MichaelkamelOpen ↗
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5 posts from 5 people in 4 places, about 1 a week over 23 days. Mostly on r/aws, r/googlecloud, r/sysadmin. Tools named alongside: Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Upwork.
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Posts that state a pain and match the "permissions" rule about AWS. First post Sep 16, 2026, latest Oct 8, 2026. Corroborated: 3 or more posts from 2 or more people or places. Method
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AWS permissions are confusing and error-prone (2 posts)