CUR setup failing with "There is a critical error with the AWS Account: The policy for this account is preventing all access to Cost and Usage Reports. Please update the policy to include: cur:DescribeReportDefinitions."
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CUR setup failing with "There is a critical error with the AWS Account: The policy for this account is preventing all access to Cost and Usage Reports. Please update the policy to include: cur:DescribeReportDefinitions."
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Article ID: 282716
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Updated On: 06-17-2025
Products
CloudHealth
Issue/Introduction
You are only able to configure the CUR for the master account.
Resolution
If you try to configure the CUR on a non-master account you will see the "Please update the policy to include: cur:DescribeReportDefinitions" error even though the permission shows up in the IAM policy.