@@ -179,6 +179,9 @@ Simple s3cmd HowTo

    account page. Be careful when copying them! They are 

    case sensitive and must be entered accurately or you'll 

    keep getting errors about invalid signatures or similar.

+   

+   Remember to add ListAllMyBuckets permissions to the keys

+   or you will get an AccessDenied error while testing access.

 3) Run "s3cmd ls" to list all your buckets.

    As you just started using S3 there are no buckets owned by 

@@ -1662,6 +1662,8 @@ def run_configure(config_file, args):

                 except Exception, e:

                     error(u"Test failed: %s" % (e))

+                    if e.find('403') != -1:

+                        error(u"Are you sure your keys have ListAllMyBuckets permissions?")

                     val = raw_input("\nRetry configuration? [Y/n] ")

                     if val.lower().startswith("y") or val == "":

                         continue