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AWS CLI IAM and STS Cheat Sheet/Delete an IAM user

Remove a user principal.

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Section: IAM Users and Groups

Delete an IAM user

bash
bash
aws iam delete-user --user-name deploy-bot
Explanation

The user must have dependent resources removed first.

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