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AWS CLI IAM and STS Cheat Sheet/Attach a managed policy to a role

Grant a role the permissions from a managed policy.

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Section: IAM Policies

Attach a managed policy to a role

bash
bash
aws iam attach-role-policy --role-name AppRole --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonS3ReadOnlyAccess
Explanation

Common role permission workflow.

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