EC2 Spot Permission Denial Chain Diagnostic Troubleshooter (Part 2)
Use the interactive troubleshooter below to identify your EC2 Spot permission denial symptom, review the raw evidence, understand the root cause, and apply the recommended fix.
🚨 Step 1: What specific error symptom are you experiencing?
Please click the most accurate description:
Quick Reference Table
| # | Scenario | Key Error Signal | Root Cause | The Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Resource Creation API Fails when Tags are Included | However, if the user attempts to create a resource with tags, the request fails if the user does not have permissions to use the ec2:CreateTags action. | Amazon performs secondary authorization on the ec2:CreateTags action during resource creation, triggering a denial if the user lacks explicit tagging permissions. | Add a policy statement allowing "Action": [ "ec2:CreateTags" ] with "Condition": { "StringEquals": { "ec2:CreateAction" : "CreateVolume" } } (or respective creation action). |
| 5 | EC2 Spot Fleet Error: iamFleetRoleInvalid | "sub-type": "iamFleetRoleInvalid" | The specified IAM fleet role lacks the underlying permissions required for the Spot Fleet to either launch or terminate instances. | N/A |