# Configure Cross-account Catalog to Access GCP Hive Metastore

To connect your e6data Workspace to a Hive Metastore and GCS data source in a different project, please follow the steps below:

### **Create a Custom IAM Role in the Project Hosting the Cloud Storage Bucket**

1. **Navigate to IAM & Admin:**

* Open the Google Cloud Console: [Google Cloud Console](https://console.cloud.google.com/).
* Go to `IAM & Admin` > `Roles`.

3. **Create a New Role**:

* Click on **"Create role"**.
* Enter a **Title** and **Description** for the role (e.g., "e6data Custom Role").

4. **Add Permissions**:

* In the **"Permissions"** section, add the following permissions:

```
storage.objects.getIamPolicy
storage.objects.get
storage.objects.list
```

* These permissions will allow the e6data service account to interact with the bucket.

5. **Save the Role**:

* Click **"Create"** to save the newly created custom role.

### **Assign the Custom IAM Role to the e6data Service Account**

1. **Access Cloud Storage**:

* Open the Google Cloud Console: [Google Cloud Console](https://console.cloud.google.com/).
* Navigate to **"Cloud Storage"** by selecting it from the menu.

2. **Select the Relevant Bucket**:

* Click on the bucket to which you need to grant access.

3. **Open the Permissions Tab**:

* In the bucket details page, go to the **"Permissions"** tab to view the existing IAM policies.

4. **Add a New Member**:

* Click the **"+ Add"** button to add a new member to the bucket's IAM policy.

5. **Enter the Service Account’s Email Address**:

* Input the email address of the e6data [service account](https://docs.e6data.com/product-documentation/~/changes/0iCkDjvnPldS7yucryRX/setup/gcp-setup/infrastructure-and-permissions-for-e6data#step-3-create-an-iam-role-for-the-e6data-engine-inlineextension) created as part of the workspace infrastructure in the primary project.

6. **Assign the Custom Role**:

* Choose the custom role you created in the previous step. Select **"Custom"** from the role options and enter the role name.

7. **Save Changes**:

* Click **"Save"** to apply the new IAM policy to the bucket.<br>


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