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  1. Sign in to your AWS Root Account
    Open the AWS Console and click on Sign in.
    AWS Console login Figure 1: AWS Console login page.
  2. Enter your root user email address
    This should be the same email used to create the AWS account.
    Root login email prompt Figure 2: Root account email entry.
  3. Open CloudShell
    Click the terminal icon in the AWS Console’s top-right navigation bar to launch CloudShell.
    CloudShell Launch
    Figure 3: CloudShell launcher icon.
  4. Run IAM Setup Commands
    Paste the following block into your CloudShell terminal:
    aws iam create-user --user-name fjall --tags Key=Description,Value="Fjall management account user"
    aws iam attach-user-policy --user-name fjall --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AdministratorAccess
    aws iam create-access-key --user-name fjall
    
    
  5. Confirm Execution
    AWS will prompt you to confirm the commands are safe. Review the snippet and click Run when ready.
    Command Confirmation
    Figure 4: AWS CloudShell verification prompt.
    💡 Tip:
    If nothing happens, you may need to hit Enter to execute the final command if it didn’t copy correctly.
  6. Save Your Access Keys
    If successful, you’ll see output like this:
    Access Keys Output Figure 5: Output showing newly generated AccessKeyId and SecretAccessKey. Be sure to copy and safely store both the AccessKeyId and SecretAccessKey. You’ll need them in the next step.

Next Steps

You’re now ready to Deploy Your Organisation! ✅