Error:
Failed to load distributions: User: arn:aws:iam:::user/ is not authorized to perform: cloudfront:ListDistributions because no identity-based policy allows the cloudfront:ListDistributions action
Solution: Create an IAM policy for accessing CloudFront resources
- Go to IAM dashboard.
- Select Users menu from the left hand side menu.
- Select the user you want to provide the permission.
- Select the permissions tab and click on Add Permissions button.
- Click Create Policy link.
- On Create Policy page, select the following things:
- Select CloudFront service.
- Ensure that the following permissions are selected: CreateDistribution, ListDistributions
- Click Next, to review poilcy.
- In the name field enter IAMAccessCloudFrontDistributionPolicy.
- Click Create Policy button.
- Next page will give you a success message that the polciy has been created.
- Go back to the 3rd step (Select the user you want to provide the permission) and click Next: Permissions button .
- In the Set permissions section, click Attach existing policies directly tab.
- Check the IAMAccessCloudFrontDistributionPolicy policy.
- Click next to attach IAMAccessCloudFrontDistributionPolicy policy to the user.
- The user should be able to access the CloudFront distribution resources.