Can't get AWS Lambda function to log (text output) to CloudWatch

Question

I\'m trying to set up a Lambda function that will process a file when it\'s uploaded to an S3 bucket. I need a way to see the output of console.log when I uploa

Answer 1

Make sure you have the full path of your "Existing role" in your lambda function "Configuration":

Role: Choose an existing role Existing Role: service-role/yourRoleName

For some reason, typing only yourRoleName will work for some services (like SES) but not for CloudWatch.

Also, you may try creating a new role instead of using an existing one. This will create the role with the proper configuration (hopefully).