# Amazon S3: Allows IAM users access to their S3 home directory, programmatically and in the console
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This example shows how you might create an identity-based policy that allows IAM users to access their own home directory bucket object in S3. The home directory is a bucket that includes a `home` folder and folders for individual users. This policy defines permissions for programmatic and console access. To use this policy, replace the *italicized placeholder text* in the example policy with your own information. Then, follow the directions in [create a policy](access_policies_create.md) or [edit a policy](access_policies_manage-edit.md).

This policy will not work when using IAM roles because the `aws:username` variable is not available when using IAM roles. For details about principal key values, see [Principal key values](reference_policies_variables.md#principaltable).

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```
{
    "Version":"2012-10-17",		 	 	 
    "Statement": [
        {
            "Sid": "S3ConsoleAccess",
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Action": [
                "s3:GetAccountPublicAccessBlock",
                "s3:GetBucketAcl",
                "s3:GetBucketLocation",
                "s3:GetBucketPolicyStatus",
                "s3:GetBucketPublicAccessBlock",
                "s3:ListAccessPoints",
                "s3:ListAllMyBuckets"
            ],
            "Resource": "*"
        },
        {
            "Sid": "ListObjectsInBucket",
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Action": "s3:ListBucket",
            "Resource": "arn:aws:s3:::amzn-s3-demo-bucket",
            "Condition": {
                "StringLike": {
                    "s3:prefix": [
                        "",
                        "home/",
                        "home/${aws:username}/*"
                    ]
                }
            }
        },
        {
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Action": "s3:*",
            "Resource": [
                "arn:aws:s3:::amzn-s3-demo-bucket/home/${aws:username}",
                "arn:aws:s3:::amzn-s3-demo-bucket/home/${aws:username}/*"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
```

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