# Error while adding S3 datasource

**URL:** <https://forum.opensearch.org/t/error-while-adding-s3-datasource/18824>\
**Category:** OpenSearch\
**Created:** [April 11, 2024, 6:16am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/error-while-adding-s3-datasource/18824 "2024-04-11T06:16:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![pravinrc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/77aa72/32.png) [@pravinrc](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/pravinrc)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 6:16am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/error-while-adding-s3-datasource/18824/1 "2024-04-11T06:16:00Z")

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2.13 (relevant - OpenSearch/Dashboard/Server OS/Browser):

Hello all,

I am trying to add S3 datasource and i am getting below error message

{  
“status”: 403,  
“error”: {  
“type”: “OpenSearchSecurityException”,  
“reason”: “There was internal problem at backend”,  
“details”: “no permissions for [cluster:admin/opensearch/ql/datasources/create] and User [name\u003dkibanaserver, backend\_roles\u003d, requestedTenant\u003d\_\_user\_\_]”  
}  
}

**Configuration** :

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/mauve_hedgehog/original/2X/e/e9bdca27506e2ccf4871b88eb39d924de34ffffd.png)  
I have also tried to use opensearch port 9200 for AWS index store

**Relevant Logs or Screenshots** :

2024-04-11T15:37:46,706][WARN][o.o.p.c.u.JsonConverter] [awuavopsa01.citc.health.nsw.gov.au] Json Mapping Error: Cannot invoke “java.lang.Long.longValue()” because “this.cacheMaxSize” is null (through reference chain: org.opensearch.performanceanalyzer.collectors.CacheConfigMetricsCollector$CacheMaxSizeStatus[“Cache\_MaxSize”])  
[2024-04-11T15:37:50,013][INFO][o.o.s.p.PrivilegesEvaluator] [awuavopsa01.citc.health.nsw.gov.au] No cluster-level perm match for User [name=kibanaserver, backend\_roles=, requestedTenant= **user**] Resolved [aliases=[_], allIndices=[_], types=[_], originalRequested=[_], remoteIndices=] [Action [cluster:admin/opensearch/ql/datasources/create]] [RolesChecked [own\_index, kibana\_server]]. No permissions for [cluster:admin/opensearch/ql/datasources/create]  
[2024-04-11T15:37:50,104][INFO][o.o.s.p.PrivilegesEvaluator] [awuavopsa01.citc.health.nsw.gov.au] No cluster-level perm match for User [name=kibanaserver, backend\_roles=, requestedTenant= **user**] Resolved [aliases=[_], allIndices=[_], types=[_], originalRequested=[_], remoteIndices=] [Action [cluster:admin/opensearch/ppl]] [RolesChecked [own\_index, kibana\_server]]. No permissions for [cluster:admin/opensearch/ppl]  
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**Author:** ![pravinrc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/77aa72/32.png) [@pravinrc](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/pravinrc)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 6:55am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/error-while-adding-s3-datasource/18824/2 "2024-04-11T06:55:20Z")

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I was using wrong user, should have been admin.