AWSDataSyncFullAccess

Summary

Provides full access to AWS DataSync and minimal access to its dependencies

Permissions imported from the AWS Managed Policy Reference Guide; other sections pending editorial review.

Identity

ARN

arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AWSDataSyncFullAccessCopy ARN

Default version

v16

Created

2019-01-18

Last edited

2026-02-12

Services

datasync, ec2, elasticfilesystem, fsx, iam, kms, logs, outposts, s3, s3-outposts, secretsmanager

Control-plane actions (99)

By access level: 24 List, 1 Permissions management, 23 Read, 2 Tagging, 49 Write.

Data-plane actions (2)

By access level: 2 List.

Excluded and conditional actions

No patterns are excluded by NotAction or Deny statements.

Resource scope and attachment

Resource scope across granted actions: mixed.

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

Why this tier

• Grants at least 80% of the write and permissions-management actions of: datasync (39 of 39).
• Grants iam:PassRole, but only for scoped roles or under conditions (for example iam:PassedToService).

Guidance

Pending editorial review. The permission data on this page comes straight from AWS; this section will be filled in once a reviewed guide exists.

Related policies

Same service

• AmazonS3OutpostsFullAccess
• AmazonS3OutpostsReadOnlyAccess
• AWSDataSyncReadOnlyAccess

Same domain

• AWSAgentlessDiscoveryService
• AWSApplicationDiscoveryAgentAccess
• AWSApplicationDiscoveryServiceFullAccess
• AWSApplicationMigrationAgentInstallationPolicy
• AWSApplicationMigrationAgentPolicy
• AWSApplicationMigrationAgentPolicy_v2
• AWSApplicationMigrationConversionServerPolicy
• AWSApplicationMigrationFullAccess

Frequently asked questions

Pending editorial review. The permission data on this page comes straight from AWS; this section will be filled in once a reviewed guide exists.

Policy JSON

Download policy.json

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Sid": "DataSyncFullAccessPermissions",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "datasync:*",
        "ec2:CreateNetworkInterface",
        "ec2:CreateNetworkInterfacePermission",
        "ec2:DeleteNetworkInterface",
        "ec2:DescribeNetworkInterfaces",
        "ec2:DescribeRegions",
        "ec2:DescribeSecurityGroups",
        "ec2:DescribeSubnets",
        "ec2:DescribeVpcEndpoints",
        "ec2:ModifyNetworkInterfaceAttribute",
        "fsx:DescribeFileSystems",
        "fsx:DescribeStorageVirtualMachines",
        "elasticfilesystem:DescribeAccessPoints",
        "elasticfilesystem:DescribeFileSystems",
        "elasticfilesystem:DescribeMountTargets",
        "iam:GetRole",
        "iam:ListRoles",
        "logs:CreateLogGroup",
        "logs:DescribeLogGroups",
        "logs:DescribeResourcePolicies",
        "outposts:ListOutposts",
        "s3:GetBucketLocation",
        "s3:ListAllMyBuckets",
        "s3:ListBucket",
        "s3:ListBucketVersions",
        "s3-outposts:ListAccessPoints",
        "s3-outposts:ListRegionalBuckets",
        "secretsmanager:ListSecrets",
        "kms:ListAliases",
        "kms:DescribeKey"
      ],
      "Resource": "*"
    },
    {
      "Sid": "DataSyncPassRolePermissions",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "iam:PassRole"
      ],
      "Resource": "*",
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "iam:PassedToService": [
            "datasync.amazonaws.com"
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "DataSyncCreateSLRPermissions",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "iam:CreateServiceLinkedRole",
      "Resource": "arn:aws:iam::*:role/aws-service-role/datasync.amazonaws.com/AWSServiceRoleForDataSync",
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "iam:AWSServiceName": "datasync.amazonaws.com"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "DataSyncSecretsManagerCreateAccess",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "secretsmanager:CreateSecret"
      ],
      "Resource": [
        "arn:*:secretsmanager:*:*:secret:aws-datasync!*"
      ],
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "aws:ResourceAccount": "${aws:PrincipalAccount}"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "DataSyncSecretsManagerAccess",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "secretsmanager:DeleteSecret",
        "secretsmanager:UpdateSecret",
        "secretsmanager:PutSecretValue"
      ],
      "Resource": [
        "arn:*:secretsmanager:*:*:secret:aws-datasync!*"
      ],
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "secretsmanager:ResourceTag/aws:secretsmanager:owningService": "aws-datasync",
          "aws:ResourceAccount": "${aws:PrincipalAccount}"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

Version history

Current version v16, 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/AWSDataSyncFullAccess
aws iam attach-user-policy --user-name USER_NAME --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AWSDataSyncFullAccess
aws iam attach-group-policy --group-name GROUP_NAME --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AWSDataSyncFullAccess

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

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

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

Sources

Pending editorial review. No editorial sources are listed yet.

• Official AWS reference for AWSDataSyncFullAccess
• Report a data issue