Exercise 2.1 – Creating an IAM User and an IAM Group within your Development Account

In this exercise, you will create an IAM user using your existing AWS development account, which you created in the previous chapter. This IAM user will have both console and programmatic access to AWS This user will be utilized in the subsequent exercises throughout this study guide, providing practical experience and aiding you in preparing for the AWS Certified Developer Associate exam. Follow these steps to create an IAM user and an IAM group within your development account:

1. Log into your AWS development account, which was created in Chapter 1, Introduction to AWS Accounts and Global Infrastructure. You will be logging in as the root user, as you do not have any IAM users created.
2. In the top search bar, search IAM, and from the drop-down list that appears, select the IAM service. You will then be taken to the IAM dashboard.

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