Create Admin Group

Creating an IAM Admin Group

ℹ️ Overview In this section, you will create an IAM Group with administrative permissions to centrally manage AWS administrators. This follows AWS best practices for identity and access management.

🔒 Security Note Managing admin permissions through IAM Groups is a security best practice that enables centralized access control and simplified permission updates.

Implementation Steps

  1. Access the AWS Management Console at AWS Web Service page

  2. Click your AWS account name in the upper right corner and select Security Credentials

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💡 Pro Tip You can quickly access IAM by:

  • Using the search bar in AWS Management Console
  • Typing “IAM”
  • Selecting IAM from the search results

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  1. In the navigation pane on the left, select User Groups then click Create Group

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  1. Under Name the group, enter your group name (Example: AdminGroup)

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  1. In the Attach permissions policies section:
    • Search for AdministratorAccess
    • Select the AdministratorAccess policy from the list
    • Click Create Group

⚠️ Warning: The AdministratorAccess policy grants full access to your AWS account. Use caution when assigning this policy and only grant it to trusted administrators.

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  1. Confirm that the Admin Group has been successfully created

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