boto.exception.S3ResponseError: S3ResponseError: 403 Forbidden

Question

I\'m trying to get django to upload static files to S3, but istead I\'m getting a 403 forbidden error, and I\'m not sure why.

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Answer 1

Maybe you actually don't have access to the bucket you're trying to lookup/get/create..

Remember: bucket names have to be unique across the entire S3 eco-system, so if you try to access (lookup/get/create) a bucket named 'test' you will have no access to it.