IAM for VMware on OVHcloud - How to associate a user with a global IAM policy

Objective

This guide details how to associate an OVHcloud identity (a user) with a global IAM policy.

Requirements

• An OVHcloud account.
• One or more Hosted Private Cloud products - VMware on OVHcloud linked to this account (Hosted Private Cloud powered by VMware, VMware Service Pack).
• IAM enabled for your Hosted Private Cloud service - VMware on OVHcloud. Follow the steps in the guide IAM for VMware on OVHcloud - How to enable IAM.

Instructions

How do I associate a user with a global IAM policy?

Log in to your OVHcloud Control Panel. Click on your name in the top right-hand corner of the OVHcloud Control Panel, then click on your initials to go to the My account section.

Under My account, click Identities and Access Management (IAM) and stay in the Policies tab.

You will find here the policies you have already created.

Click your policy or click the ... then Modify policy.

Then enter the identity you want in the Local users and User groups boxes, by clicking Add users or Add user groups.

Only IAM Groups (not vSphere IAM Groups) appear automatically, so make sure you copy/paste your choice without errors.

Confirm the addition of your user by clicking Add.

Then, to finish your policy, click Modify policy.

Go further

IAM for VMware on OVHcloud - Guide index:

• Guide 1: IAM for VMware on OVHcloud - Overview and FAQ
• Guide 2: IAM for VMware on OVHcloud - How to enable IAM
• Guide 3: IAM for VMware on OVHcloud - How to create an IAM vSphere role
• Guide 4: IAM for VMware on OVHcloud - How to associate a vSphere role with an IAM policy
• Guide 5: IAM for VMware on OVHcloud - How to associate a user with a global IAM policy

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