Configure a resource-based policy: S3

How to add a new policy to an existing S3 service.

On Service Manager > Resource Policies, select an existing S3 service.

List of Policies displays a list of the policies defined for S3 service.
Click Add New Policy.
Create Policy displays controls for creating details for a new policy

Complete the Create Policy page as follows:

Table 1. Policy Details
Field	Description
Policy Name	Enter a unique name for this policy. The name cannot be duplicated anywhere in the system.
Policy Label	An optional label for the policy. You can search reports and filter policies based on these labels.
Enabled/Disabled	Enables or disables the policy.
Normal/Override	Enables you to specify an override policy. When override is selected, the access permissions in the policy override the access permissions in existing policies. This feature can be used with Add Validity Period to create temporary access policies that override existing policies.
S3 Bucket	The S3 bucket.
Path	Specify the path for the policy. The default Recursive setting specifies that the path is recursive; you can also specify a non-recursive path.
Description	(Optional) Describe the purpose of the policy.
Audit Logging	Specify whether this policy is audited. (De-select to disable auditing).
Add Validity Period	Specify a start and end time for the policy.

Table 2. Allow Conditions
Label	Description
Select Role	Specify the roles to which this policy applies. To designate a role as an Administrator, select Delegate Admin. Administrators can edit or delete the policy, and can also create child policies based on the original policy.
Select Group	Specify the groups to which this policy applies. To designate a group as an Administrator, select Delegate Admin. Administrators can edit or delete the policy, and can also create child policies based on the original policy. The public group contains all users, so granting access to the public group grants access to all users.
Select User	Specify the users to which this policy applies. To designate a user as an Administrator, select Delegate Admin. Administrators can edit or delete the policy, and can also create child policies based on the original policy.
Permissions	Add or edit permissions: Read, Write, Select/Deselect All.
Delegate Admin	You can use Delegate Admin to assign administrator privileges to the roles, groups, or users specified in the policy. Administrators can edit or delete the policy, and can also create child policies based on the original policy.

You can use + to add additional conditions. Conditions are evaluated in the order listed in the policy. The condition at the top of the list is applied first, then the second, then the third, and so on.
You can use Deny All Other Accesses to deny access to all other users, groups, and roles other than those specified in the allow conditions for the policy.
Combination of Deny All Other Accesses and Ranger macros (for example, {USER}) are not supported.
Click Add.

Let's say you need to give test_user1 read-only access to all financial report files located inside the reports directory under /finance/.

The Policy Details are as follows:

Policy Name: Allow-DataAnalysts-Read-Finance-Reports
S3 Bucket: test-bucket (this is dummy bucket)
S3 Path/Object: /hcraz734/storage/finance/reports/2026/q1/*
Recursive: On/True (Ensures files in subdirectories like /hcraz734/storage/finance/reports/2026/q1/hdfsdir.txt are also accessible)

The Allow Conditions details are as follows: