Can't create google_storage_bucket via Terraform - terraform

Question

I'd like to create the following resource via Terraform:
resource "google_storage_bucket" "tf_state_bucket" {
name = var.bucket-name
location = "EUROPE-WEST3"
storage_class = "STANDARD"
versioning {
enabled = true
}
force_destroy = false
public_access_prevention = "enforced"
}
Unfortunately, during the execution of terraform apply, I got the following error:
googleapi: Error 403: X#gmail.com does not have storage.buckets.create access to the Google Cloud project. Permission 'storage.buckets.create' denied on resource (or it may not exist)., forbidden
Here's the list of things I tried and checked:
Verified that Google Cloud Storage (JSON) API is enabled on my project.
Checked the IAM roles and permissions: X#gmail.com has the Owner and the Storage Admin roles.
I can create a bucket manually via the Google Console.
Terraform is generally authorised to create resources, for example, I can create a VM using it.
What else can be done to authenticate Terraform to create Google Storage Buckets?

Answer 1

I think you run the Terraform code in a Shell session from your local machine and use an User identity instead of a Service Account identity.
In this case to solve your issue from your local machine :
Create a Service Account in GCP IAM console for Terraform with Storage Admin roles role.
Download a Service Account token key from IAM.
Set the GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS env var in your Shell session to the Service Account token key file path.
If you run your Terraform code in other place, you need to check if Terraform is correctly authenticated to GCP.
The use of a token key is not recommended because it's not the more secure way, that's why it is better to launch Terraform from a CI tool like Cloud Build instead of launch it from your local machine.
From Cloud Build no need to download and set a token key.