Can someone help me solve this issue I am having with Lab3 introduction to Amazon EC2

This is a common issue in AWS lab environments like Cloud Quest or AWS Academy where permissions are restricted for security reasons. The error message indicates that your lab user doesn't have the necessary permissions to perform a specific EC2 operation.

Here are some steps you can take to resolve this issue:

1. Double-check that you're following the lab instructions exactly as provided. Sometimes labs use specific naming conventions or have pre-configured resources that you need to use.

2. Verify you're in the correct AWS region. Some lab environments are configured to work only in specific regions (commonly us-east-1). If you're in a different region, try switching to the one specified in the lab instructions.

3. Make sure you're logged in with the correct credentials provided by the lab environment.

4. If you've restarted the lab or logged out and back in, check that you're using the most recent lab session URL, as permissions are tied to specific lab sessions.

5. Try restarting the lab completely, as this might reset any underlying configuration issues.

If none of these solutions work, you should contact your instructor or the AWS training support team. In controlled lab environments, users typically cannot modify the permissions themselves, so you may need assistance from the lab provider to resolve permission-related issues.
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CloudQuest - Database in practice step - permissions issue | AWS re:Post
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Hello Darryl,

I am new to AWS, so hopefully this will help with your posted troubles. For starters, I know this is a lab and will terminate your account and resources once closed, but I would make sure not to publicly post your AWS account ID in the future. Secondly, labs are extremely closed off with tons of restrictions unless it's apart of the instructions. However, sometimes it can be in the instructions and still give permission errors. This happened to myself a handful of times. Like the automated comment, I would reach out to your instructor or whoever is guiding you through the lab.

I hope this helps understand a little more. Trust me, it can get quite frustrating. But there's simply nothing you can personally do on the AWS side of things, unless of course you did something wrong.

Thank you,

MikeB