AWS FSx (IAM)

aws storage

A fully managed service that provides high-performance file systems for workloads such as high-performance computing, machine learning, and media processing.

Common permissions

fsx:DescribeFileSystemsfsx:DescribeVolumesfsx:DescribeBackupsfsx:DescribeSnapshotsfsx:DescribeFileCachesfsx:ListTagsForResourcefsx:DescribeStorageVirtualMachines

Least-privilege example

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "fsx:DescribeFileSystems",
        "fsx:DescribeVolumes",
        "fsx:DescribeBackups",
        "fsx:DescribeSnapshots",
        "fsx:DescribeFileCaches",
        "fsx:ListTagsForResource",
        "fsx:DescribeStorageVirtualMachines"
      ],
      "Resource": "*"
    }
  ]
}

Warnings

Avoid fsx:* — grants full control including creating, modifying, and deleting file systems and data.
Avoid fsx:DeleteFileSystem — allows deletion of file systems, causing permanent data loss.

Resources

AWS referenceservicereference.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/v1/fsx/fsx.json ↗

API

full doc /v1/iam/fsx