Create New Iam Role

Create a new IAM role based on a JSON policy document provided via standard input.

Terminal

cat <path/to/policy.json> | exo iam role create <iam_role_name> --editable --policy -

cat <path/to/policy.json> | exo iam role create <iam_role_name> --editable --policy -

#!/bin/bash

# Create New Iam Role
cat {{path/to/policy.json}} | exo iam role create {{iam_role_name}} --editable --policy -

When To Use

When implementing a new service that requires a custom role with specific permissions as defined in a policy document.

Pro Tip

Validate the JSON policy for syntax errors before executing the command; improperly formatted documents can lead to role creation failures.

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Generated Command

cat <path/to/policy.json> | exo iam role create <iam_role_name> --editable --policy -

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Command Breakdown

What each part is doing

cat: Base Command; The executable that performs this operation. Here it runs Exo before the shell applies any redirect operators.
<path/to/policy.json>: path to policy.json; The value supplied for path to policy.json.
<iam_role_name>: iam role name; The value supplied for iam role name.
--editable: Command Option; Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
--policy: Command Option; Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
-: Command Option; Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.

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