Root user privileges

• Root user = Account Owner (created when the account is created)

• Has complete access to all AWS services and resources

• Lock away your AWS account root user access keys!

• Do not use the root account for everyday tasks, even administrative tasks

• Actions that can be performed only by the root user:

  • Change account settings(account name, email address, root user password, root user access keys)

  • View certain tax invoices

  • Close your AWS account

  • Restore IAM user permissions

  • Change or cancel your AWS Support plan

  • Register as a seller in the Reserved Instance Marketplace

  • ConfigureanAmazonS3buckettoenableMFA

  • Edit or delete an AmazonS3 bucket policy that includes an invalid VPC ID or VPC endpoint ID

  • Sign up for GovCloud

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