Step 2:
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Click on “Services” at the top left. Search for “IAM” and click on the link.
Step 3:
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On the left hand Dashboard click on the “Users” link.
Step 4:
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Click on “Add User” button.
Step 5:
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A) Choose a User name. It might be helpful to choose something that reminds you of trimcloud. ex: your_name+trimcloud or company_name+trimcloud.
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B) Check “Programmatic Access”.
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C) Click on “Next: Permissions”.
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A) Set your permissions. Most users chose the “Attach existing policies directly” option.
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B) In the search bar, search for “ReadOnlyAccess”. You must scroll down to get to “ReadOnlyAccess”. Select this option.
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C) Click on “Next:Tags”.
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(Optional) Add tags as you see fit. Click on “Next:Review”.
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Review your selections and click on “Create User.”
Step 9:
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Copy and paste your AWS credentials (key and secret) into trimcloud's Account Set-up form. Note: we recommend doing this immediately after you “Create User”. The secret will not be shown once you leave the page.
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You can test your AWS credentials here, to check if you generated them properly.
