Error 403 when creating Cloud Dataproc cluster - permission denied

Question

When I am creating a Google Cloud Dataproc cluster I am getting an error 403 PERMISSION_DENIED error. The exact text of the error is:

{
    "code": 403,
    "message": "Failed to authorize Cloud Platform service-account for projectId '<project-id>':
    ...
    "status": "PERMISSION_DENIED"
}

What does this error mean and how can I fix it?

Answer 1

This is a rare occur which can occur when the API activation for Cloud Dataproc fails. While rare, this is a pretty easy problem to fix. You need to disable and then re-enable the Dataproc API.

To do this, follow these steps:

1. Log into the Google Developers Console
2. On the left under APIs & auth click APIs
3. Click on the Enabled APIs tab at the top of the page
4. From the list of APIs select Google Cloud Dataproc API
5. Click on the Disable API button
6. In the window which asks you to confirm, click Disable
7. Click on the Enable API button to turn it back on

Now the API should be re-enabled and the problem should be resolved.

Answer 2

If Disabling/Enabling the Dataproc API will not work (it did not work for me), try creating a new project in the console - if it's feasible.

Answer 3

I have found that you just open the Compute Engine on the left of Google Developers Console

Wait for it to do some initial work and then, it shows you can create VM.

Then, the problem may be solved. Good luck!