Data Transmission Service:Authorize a RAM user to track data changes by using DTS SDKs

Prerequisites

A RAM user is authorized to access the cloud resources such as ApsaraDB for RDS instances and Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instances of the current Alibaba Cloud account. When you configure a DTS task as the RAM user, DTS is allowed to access the relevant cloud resource information. For more information, see Authorize DTS to access Alibaba Cloud resources.

Permission policies

DTS supports read/write and read-only policies.

• Read/write policy: AliyunDTSFullAccess

  This policy grants the read and write permissions on DTS. If this policy is attached to a RAM user, the RAM user can purchase, configure, and manage DTS instances.

• Read-only policy: AliyunDTSReadOnlyAccess This policy grants the read permissions on DTS. If this policy is attached to a RAM user, the RAM user can view the details and configurations of all DTS tasks within the Alibaba Cloud account. However, the RAM user cannot perform change operations on these DTS tasks.

  Note

  Change operations include the purchase, configuration, and management of DTS instances.

Procedure

1. Log on to the RAM console by using your Alibaba Cloud account.

2. Create a RAM user.

   Note

   • When you create the RAM user, set the Access Mode to OpenAPI Access.

   • After the RAM user is created, you must save the AccessKey ID and AccessKey secret of the RAM user.

3. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Identities > Users.

4. On the Users page, find the RAM user to which you want to grant permissions, and click Add Permissions in the Actions column.

5. In the Grant Permission panel, grant permissions to the RAM user.

   1. Configure the Resource Scope parameter.

      • Account: The authorization takes effect on the current Alibaba Cloud account.

      • Resource Group: The authorization takes effect on a specific resource group.

        Important

        If you select Resource Group for the Resource Scope parameter, make sure that the required cloud service supports resource groups. For more information, see Services that work with Resource Group. For more information about how to grant permissions on a resource group, see Use a resource group to grant a RAM user the permissions to manage a specific ECS instance.

   2. Configure the Principal parameter.

      The principal is the RAM user to which you want to grant permissions. The current RAM user is automatically selected.

   3. In the Policy section, select System Policy from the drop-down list.

   4. Enter dts in the search box to query the system policies that are related to DTS.

   5. Click AliyunDTSFullAccess to add the policy to the Selected Policy section.

6. Click Grant permissions.

7. After you grant the permissions, click Close.

   Note

   For more information, see Grant permissions to a RAM user.

Track data changes as a RAM user