PAS-C01 Operations and Maintenance Practice Question
An SAP system administrator notices that nightly SAP HANA backups to Amazon S3 are failing intermittently with 'Access Denied' errors. The backups are initiated by an AWS Lambda function that uses an IAM role. The role has a policy that grants s3:PutObject on the backup bucket. Which additional IAM action is most likely required to resolve the issue?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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s3:PutObjectAcl
s3:PutObjectAcl is required when the bucket owner and the object uploader are different, or when the bucket policy requires the uploader to set ACLs to give the bucket owner full control. In this scenario, the Lambda function's IAM role likely needs this permission to successfully write objects to the S3 bucket, especially if the bucket is owned by a different AWS account or has a bucket policy that enforces specific ACLs. Without s3:PutObjectAcl, the upload may fail with 'Access Denied' when the bucket policy requires the uploader to grant the bucket owner full control. Option A (s3:ListBucket) is for listing objects, not uploading. Option C (s3:DeleteObject) is for deleting, not uploading. Option D (s3:GetObject) is for reading, not writing.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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s3:ListBucket
Why it's wrong here
Listing is not required for uploading backups.
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s3:PutObjectAcl
Why this is correct
Required to set object ownership, especially when bucket policy enforces bucket owner full control.
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s3:DeleteObject
Why it's wrong here
Delete is not needed for uploading backups.
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s3:GetObject
Why it's wrong here
Get is for read access, not write.
Visual reference
Quick reference
AWS S3 Storage Class Comparison
| Storage Class | Min Duration | Retrieval | Use Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| S3 Standard | None | Immediate | Frequently accessed data |
| S3 Standard-IA | 30 days | Immediate | Infrequent access, rapid retrieval |
| S3 One Zone-IA | 30 days | Immediate | Non-critical infrequent data |
| S3 Intelligent-Tiering | None | Immediate–hours | Unknown or changing access patterns |
| S3 Glacier Instant | 90 days | Milliseconds | Archive with instant retrieval |
| S3 Glacier Flexible | 90 days | Minutes–hours | Archive, flexible retrieval |
| S3 Glacier Deep Archive | 180 days | Hours | Long-term compliance archive |
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