IAM GROUP:

An IAM Group is a collection of IAM Users who share the same permissions. Instead of giving permissions to each user one by one, you assign permissions to the group, and all users in that group automatically get those permissions.

It has:

Step 1: Search and Open IAM Service

  1. Log in to the AWS Management Console.
  2. In the top search bar, type IAM.
  3. From the Services list, click on IAM – Manage access to AWS resources.

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Step 2: Open User Groups in IAM

  1. After opening the IAM Dashboard, look at the left-hand navigation panel.
  2. Under Access Management, click on User groups.
  3. This will take you to the User Groups page, where you can create a new group and manage permissions for multiple users at once.

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Step 3: Click on Create Group

  1. On the User Groups page, click the Create group button (top right corner).