AmazonFSxConsoleReadOnlyAccess

Summary

Provides read only access to Amazon FSx and access to related AWS services via the AWS Management Console. The Amazon FSx for Windows File Server User Guide says it grants read-only permissions so that users can view information about these services in the console.

Permissions imported from the AWS Managed Policy Reference Guide; other sections reviewed against the listed AWS sources.

Identity

ARN

arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonFSxConsoleReadOnlyAccessCopy ARN

Default version

v8

Created

2018-11-28

Last edited

2026-02-12

Services

cloudwatch, ds, ec2, firehose, fsx, kms, logs

Control-plane actions (24)

By access level: 8 List, 16 Read.

Data-plane actions (1)

By access level: 1 Read.

Excluded and conditional actions

No patterns are excluded by NotAction or Deny statements.

Resource scope and attachment

Resource scope across granted actions: all-resources.

Can be attached: Yes, to users, groups and roles.

Why this tier

• Grants only List and Read actions.

Guidance

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• AmazonDataZoneProjectRolePermissionsBoundary
• AmazonDataZoneSageMakerProvisioningRolePolicy

Same domain

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• AmazonEC2RoleforAWSCodeDeploy
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• AmazonElasticFileSystemClientFullAccess
• AmazonElasticFileSystemClientReadOnlyAccess
• AmazonElasticFileSystemClientReadWriteAccess
• AmazonElasticFileSystemFullAccess

Frequently asked questions

When should I attach AmazonFSxConsoleReadOnlyAccess?

The Amazon FSx for Windows File Server User Guide says you can attach AmazonFSxConsoleReadOnlyAccess to your IAM identities, and that it grants read-only permissions so that users can view information about Amazon FSx and related services in the console. Attach it where viewing is the intended scope.

What does AmazonFSxConsoleReadOnlyAccess grant?

It allows 14 read actions on all resources: fsx:Describe* and fsx:ListTagsForResource, plus describe and list actions for CloudWatch, Directory Service, EC2, Firehose, KMS and CloudWatch Logs. It has no create, update or delete actions.

What are the security risks of AmazonFSxConsoleReadOnlyAccess?

It grants no write actions, but it applies to all resources and exposes network and monitoring details around file systems. AWS managed policies don't grant least privilege permissions, and you must consider the security risk of granting principals more permissions than they need. AWS updates to the policy affect every identity it is attached to.

Policy JSON

Download policy.json

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Sid": "FSxReadOnlyPermissions",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "cloudwatch:DescribeAlarms",
        "cloudwatch:GetMetricData",
        "ds:DescribeDirectories",
        "ec2:DescribeNetworkInterfaceAttribute",
        "ec2:DescribeNetworkInterfaces",
        "ec2:DescribeSecurityGroups",
        "ec2:GetSecurityGroupsForVpc",
        "ec2:DescribeSubnets",
        "ec2:DescribeVpcs",
        "firehose:ListDeliveryStreams",
        "fsx:Describe*",
        "fsx:ListTagsForResource",
        "kms:DescribeKey",
        "logs:DescribeLogGroups"
      ],
      "Resource": "*"
    }
  ]
}

Version history

Current version v8, edited by AWS on 2026-02-12. Version history is recorded from 2026-11-11. Earlier versions are in the IAM console under Policy versions.

Attach snippets

aws iam attach-role-policy --role-name ROLE_NAME --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonFSxConsoleReadOnlyAccess
aws iam attach-user-policy --user-name USER_NAME --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonFSxConsoleReadOnlyAccess
aws iam attach-group-policy --group-name GROUP_NAME --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonFSxConsoleReadOnlyAccess

Resources:
  ExampleRole:
    Type: AWS::IAM::Role
    Properties:
      AssumeRolePolicyDocument: {}  # replace with your trust policy
      ManagedPolicyArns:
        - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonFSxConsoleReadOnlyAccess

resource "aws_iam_role_policy_attachment" "amazonfsxconsolereadonlyaccess" {
  role       = aws_iam_role.example.name
  policy_arn = "arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonFSxConsoleReadOnlyAccess"
}

role.addManagedPolicy(
  iam.ManagedPolicy.fromAwsManagedPolicyName("AmazonFSxConsoleReadOnlyAccess"),
);

Sources

• AmazonFSxConsoleReadOnlyAccess (AWS Managed Policy Reference Guide) (retrieved 2026-11-13; supports summary, practicalScope, useCases, securityConsiderations, assignmentGuidance, faqs)
• AWS managed policies for Amazon FSx for Windows File Server (Amazon FSx for Windows File Server User Guide) (retrieved 2026-11-13; supports summary, useCases, assignmentGuidance, faqs)
• Managed policies and inline policies (IAM User Guide) (retrieved 2026-11-12; supports securityConsiderations, faqs)
• AWS managed policies for job functions (IAM User Guide) (retrieved 2026-11-12; supports bestPractices, faqs)

• Official AWS reference for AmazonFSxConsoleReadOnlyAccess
• AWS service guide
• Report a data issue