[jira] [Created] (LIBCLOUD-900) Instructions for connecting to Google Compute Engine missing a scope step

["Dylan Semler (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

Dylan Semler created LIBCLOUD-900:
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             Summary: Instructions for connecting to Google Compute Engine missing a scope step
                 Key: LIBCLOUD-900
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LIBCLOUD-900
             Project: Libcloud
          Issue Type: Bug
          Components: Documentation
            Reporter: Dylan Semler
            Priority: Trivial


The instructions for using libcloud with GCE cloud storage[1] are quite good, except they appear to be missing a step.  If you follow the instructions using a Service Account and then follow the first example, you will get an error

{noformat} 
GoogleBaseError: {'domain': 'global', 'reason': 'forbidden', 'message': "Required 'compute.zones.list' permission for 'projects/<project id>'"}
{noformat}

The user needs to take an additional step to provide the newly-created service account permission to list the compute zones.  I don't know if there are other ways to achieve this, but one way is to go to IAM & Admin -> IAM (on the left menu panel) -> ADD. Fill in your new service account in the Members field and then select the role Compute Engine -> Compute Network Viewer.

[1] http://libcloud.readthedocs.io/en/latest/compute/drivers/gce.html



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