From 12ccc216b6a45f01521fdbbfa515b0a256c978a8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bryan Wyatt Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2015 15:35:00 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Add detail about the required IAM role permissions --- README.md | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index d946b58..d2ef591 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -5,8 +5,14 @@ When used as below, the launched instance will download a release of this repository and use it to load a base configuration and save it as an AMI. +## IAM Role +When using these scripts to create AMIs, they must be granted a role +with access to the following actions: + +- ec2:CreateImage + ## How to Use -There are two methods for using this code to bootstrap your EC2 AMIs +There are two methods for using this code to bootstrap your EC2 AMIs. ### Full User Data The complete contents of the `UserData` script can be pasted into the