After a Resource Access Management (RAM) user is granted the relevant permissions, the RAM user can access the required ApsaraDB for HBase instances. This topic describes how to grant permissions to a RAM user.

Method 1: Grant permissions to a RAM user on the Users page

  1. Log on to the RAM console with an Alibaba Cloud account.
  2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Identities > Users.
  3. On the Users page, find the RAM user to which you want to attach the custom policy, and click Add Permissions in the Actions column.
  4. In the Add Permissions panel, grant permissions to the RAM user.
    1. Select the authorization scope.
      • Alibaba Cloud Account: The permissions take effect on the current Alibaba Cloud account.
      • Specific Resource Group: The permissions take effect in a specific resource group.
        Note If you select Specific Resource Group for Authorized Scope, you must make sure that the required cloud service supports resource groups. For more information, see Services that work with Resource Group.
    2. Specify the principal.
      The principal is the RAM user to which you want to grant permissions.
    3. Select policies.
      Note You can attach a maximum of five policies to a RAM user at a time. If you need to attach more than five policies to a RAM user, perform the operation multiple times.
  5. Click OK.
  6. Click Complete.

Method 2: Grant permissions to a RAM user on the Grants page

  1. Log on to the RAM console with an Alibaba Cloud account.
  2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Permissions > Grants.
  3. On the Grants page, click Grant Permission.
  4. In the Grant Permission panel, grant permissions to the RAM user.
    1. Select the authorization scope.
      • Alibaba Cloud Account: The permissions take effect on the current Alibaba Cloud account.
      • Specific Resource Group: The permissions take effect in a specific resource group.
        Note If you select Specific Resource Group for Authorized Scope, you must make sure that the required cloud service supports resource groups. For more information, see Services that work with Resource Group.
    2. Specify the principal.
      The principal is the RAM user to which you want to grant permissions.
    3. Select policies.
      Note You can attach a maximum of five policies to a RAM user at a time. If you need to attach more than five policies to a RAM user, perform the operation multiple times.
  5. Click OK.
  6. Click Complete.