Use the following information to help you diagnose and fix common issues that you might encounter when working with Tag Editor and IAM.
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I am not authorized to
perform an action in Tag Editor
If the AWS Management Console tells you that you're not authorized to perform an action, then you must contact your administrator for assistance. Your administrator is the person that provided you with your sign-in credentials.
The following example error occurs when the user mateojackson tries to
use the console to view tags on a resource but does not have tag:GetTagKeys
permissions.
User: arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/mateojackson is not authorized to perform: tag:GetTagKeys on resource: arn:aws:resource-groups::us-west-2:123456789012:resource-type/my-test-resource
In this case, Mateo asks his administrator to update his policies to allow him to
access the my-test-resource resource using the tag:GetTagKeys
action.
I am not authorized to perform
iam:PassRole
If you receive an error that you're not authorized to perform the iam:PassRole action, your policies must be updated to allow you to pass a role to Tag Editor.
Some AWS services allow you to pass an existing role to that service instead of creating a new service role or service-linked role. To do this, you must have permissions to pass the role to the service.
The following example error occurs when an IAM user named marymajor tries to use the console to perform an action in
Tag Editor. However, the action requires the service to have permissions that are granted by a service role. Mary does not have permissions to pass the
role to the service.
User: arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/marymajoris not authorized to perform: iam:PassRole
In this case, Mary's policies must be updated to allow her to perform the iam:PassRole action.
If you need help, contact your AWS administrator. Your administrator is the person who provided you with your sign-in credentials.
