req, err := newTestRequest(http.MethodPost, resource, 0, nil)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	// management REST API uses signature V4 for authentication.
	err = signRequestV4(req, cred.AccessKey, cred.SecretKey)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	return req, nil
}

// testServicesCmdHandler - parametrizes service subcommand tests on
// cmdType value.

func signRequestV2(req *http.Request, accessKey, secretKey string) error {
	signer.SignV2(*req, accessKey, secretKey, false)
	return nil
}

// Sign given request using Signature V4.
func signRequestV4(req *http.Request, accessKey, secretKey string) error {
	// Get hashed payload.
	hashedPayload := req.Header.Get("x-amz-content-sha256")
	if hashedPayload == "" {
		return fmt.Errorf("Invalid hashed payload")
	}

	request.Header.Set("X-Amz-Copy-Source", url.QueryEscape(SlashSeparator+bucketName+SlashSeparator+objectName))
	if s.signer == signerV4 {
		err = signRequestV4(request, s.accessKey, s.secretKey)
	} else {
		err = signRequestV2(request, s.accessKey, s.secretKey)
	}
	c.Assert(err, nil)
	// execute the HTTP request.