Excon::Errors::Forbidden in UsersController#update

Question

I\'m trying to use Carrierwave to upload images to Amazon S3 to provide my users to opportunity to upload avatars.

When I add an image file and click \"Update,\" I get

Answer 1

Just in case anyone else runs into this problem, here's how it worked out for me:

I'm using IAM users on Amazon S3, and the user whose access and secret keys I'd used for this app had no permissions. Oops . . .

So, I gave that user Power User and Administrative permissions, and my avatars are loading properly!

Answer 2

Amazon AWS Management console >> Users >> Select IAM User >> Attach Policy >> AmazonS3FullAccess