After you create a Resource Access Management (RAM) user, you must grant permissions to the user to access Simple Log Service. This topic describes how to create a RAM user and grant the required permissions.
Background information
You may need to assign the management and maintenance of Simple Log Service to your operations and maintenance (O&M) engineers. To do this, you can log on with your Alibaba Cloud account, create a RAM user for each engineer, and grant them the AliyunLogFullAccess policy. If other RAM users require only read-only access to Simple Log Service, grant them the AliyunLogReadOnlyAccess policy.
Follow the principle of least privilege and grant RAM users only the necessary permissions. For more information about RAM users, see Overview.
Step 1: Create a RAM user
Log on to the RAM console by using an Alibaba Cloud account or a RAM user who has administrative rights.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose .
On the Users page, click Create User.
In the User Account Information section of the Create User page, configure the following parameters:
Logon Name: The logon name can be up to 64 characters in length, and can contain letters, digits, periods (.), hyphens (-), and underscores (_).
Display Name: The display name can be up to 128 characters in length.
Tag: Click the
icon and enter a tag key and a tag value. You can add one or more tags to the RAM user. This way, you can manage the RAM user based on the tags.
Note
You can click Add User to create multiple RAM users at a time.
In the Access Mode section, select an access mode and configure the required parameters.
To ensure the security of your Alibaba Cloud account, we recommend that you select only one access mode for the RAM user. This way, the RAM user for an individual is separated from the RAM user for a program.
Console Access
If the RAM user represents an individual, we recommend that you select Console Access for the RAM user. This way, the RAM user can use a username and password to access Alibaba Cloud. If you select Console Access, you must configure the following parameters:
Set Console Password: You can select Automatically Regenerate Default Password or Reset Custom Password. If you select Reset Custom Password, you must specify a password. The password must meet the complexity requirements. For more information, see Configure a password policy for RAM users.
Password Reset: specifies whether the RAM user is required to reset the password upon the next logon.
Enable MFA: Specify whether to enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) for the RAM user. After you enable MFA, you must bind an MFA device. For more information, see Bind an MFA device for a RAM user.
OpenAPI Access
If the RAM user represents an application, you can use a permanent AccessKey pair to access Alibaba Cloud. Selecting this option automatically creates an AccessKey pair (an AccessKey ID and an AccessKey secret) for the RAM user. For more information, see Create an AccessKey.
Important
An AccessKey secret for a RAM user is displayed only when you create an AccessKey pair. You cannot query the AccessKey secret in subsequent operations. Therefore, you must back up your AccessKey secret.
An AccessKey pair is a long-term credential for programmatic access. A leaked AccessKey pair compromises all resources in your account. To reduce this risk, we strongly recommend using temporary credentials, such as an STS token, instead. For more information, see Best practices for accessing Alibaba Cloud OpenAPI.
Click OK.
Step 2: Grant permissions to the RAM user
By default, a RAM user does not have any permissions. You must grant one of the following system policies for Simple Log Service to the RAM user based on your requirements.
AliyunLogFullAccess: The permissions to manage Simple Log Service.
AliyunLogReadOnlyAccess: The read-only permissions for Simple Log Service.
If the system policies do not meet your requirements, you can create a custom policy for fine-grained permission management. For more information, see Create a custom policy. For policy examples, see Examples of custom RAM policies and RAM authorization policies for Simple Log Service.
Method 1: Grant permissions to a RAM user on the Users page
Log on to the RAM console as a RAM administrator.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose .
On the Users page, find the required RAM user, and click Add Permissions in the Actions column.
You can also select multiple RAM users and click Add Permissions in the lower part of the page to grant permissions to the RAM users at a time.
In the Grant Permission panel, grant permissions to the RAM user.
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 Control RAM user access to specific ECS instances.
Configure the Principal parameter.
The principal is the RAM user to which you want to grant permissions. The current RAM user is automatically selected.
Configure the Policy parameter.
A policy contains a set of permissions. Policies can be classified into system policies and custom policies. You can select multiple policies at a time.
System policies: policies that are created by Alibaba Cloud. You can use but cannot modify these policies. Version updates of the policies are maintained by Alibaba Cloud. For more information, see Services that support RAM.
Note
The system automatically identifies high-risk system policies, such as AdministratorAccess and AliyunRAMFullAccess. We recommend that you do not grant unnecessary permissions by attaching high-risk policies.
Custom policies: You can manage and update custom policies based on your business requirements. You can create, update, and delete custom policies. For more information, see Create a custom policy.
Click OK.
Click Close.
Method 2: Authorize a RAM user on the authorization page
Log on to the RAM console as a RAM administrator.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose .
On the Permission page, click Grant Permission.
In the Grant Permission panel, grant permissions to the RAM user.
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 Control RAM user access to specific ECS instances.
Configure the Principal parameter.
The principal is the RAM user to which you want to grant permissions. You can select multiple RAM users at a time.
Configure the Policy parameter.
A policy contains a set of permissions. Policies can be classified into system policies and custom policies. You can select multiple policies at a time.
System policies: policies that are created by Alibaba Cloud. You can use but cannot modify these policies. Version updates of the policies are maintained by Alibaba Cloud. For more information, see Services that support RAM.
Note
The system automatically identifies high-risk system policies, such as AdministratorAccess and AliyunRAMFullAccess. We recommend that you do not grant unnecessary permissions by attaching high-risk policies.
Custom policies: You can manage and update custom policies based on your business requirements. You can create, update, and delete custom policies. For more information, see Create a custom policy.
Click OK.
Click Close.
What to do next
Log on to the Alibaba Cloud Management Console as a RAM user