I've recently set up an AWS GovCloud account and configured AWS Directory Services. However, I ran into a couple of significant hurdles: I can't manage users through the AWS Console or using the command-line tools like aws ds create-user in GovCloud. We're looking to manage access to AWS Workspaces, but I'm unable to create user accounts to associate with these workspaces. The only workaround I found involves creating a Windows EC2 instance to set up users, which feels overly complicated just to manage an Active Directory where I've only just set the admin password. Is this really the only solution, or is there a more efficient way?
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You might want to hold on tight! There are plenty of restrictions you'll discover while using GovCloud. It can be pretty surprising how many features are off-limits compared to the regular AWS environment!
Totally get that! I've stumbled on quite a few limitations already, and some are understandable due to security. But needing an EC2 instance just to set up users feels unnecessary when the permissions are the same as before.