This topic describes how to create and authorize a Resource Access Management (RAM) user. You can use your Alibaba Cloud account to access your PolarDB resources. If you want to share the resources under your Alibaba Cloud account with other users, you must create and authorize RAM users. After the authorization, the RAM users can access the specified resources.
Prerequisites
Log on to the Alibaba Cloud Management Console by using an Alibaba Cloud account or as a RAM user.
- To use an Alibaba Cloud account, visit Log on to the console with the Alibaba Cloud account.
- To log on as a RAM user, visit Log on to the console as a RAM user.
Note The username of the RAM user must in the format of
RAM username@enterprise alias
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Create a RAM user
Grant permissions to a RAM user on the Grants page
Grant permissions to a RAM user on the Users page
Log on as a RAM user
Prerequisites: The preceding authorization steps are completed.
You can log on as a RAM user by using the following Uniform Resource Locators (URLs):
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Common logon address: RAM User Logon
If you use the common logon address, you must manually enter the name of the RAM user and the enterprise alias. The format is
RAM username@enterprise alias
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Dedicated logon address: You can view the logon address that is dedicated to the RAM user in the RAM console.
If you use the dedicated logon address, the system automatically enters your enterprise alias. You need to enter only the name of the RAM user.
More actions
You can also add a RAM user to a group, assign roles to a RAM user, and authorize a user group or roles. For more information, see RAM User Guide.