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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions src/util/account_util.js
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Expand Up @@ -701,6 +701,10 @@ function validate_and_return_requested_account(params, action, requesting_accoun
// When accesskeyt API called without specific username, action on the same requesting account.
// So in that case requesting account and requested account is same.
requested_account = requesting_account;
// we do not allow for AWS account root user to perform IAM action on itself
if (requesting_account.owner === undefined) {
throw new RpcError('NOT_AUTHORIZED', 'You do not have permission to perform this action.');
}
} else {
_check_if_requesting_account_is_root_account(action, requesting_account, { username: params.username });
const account_email = get_account_name_from_username(params.username, requesting_account._id.toString());
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