Delete User
iam_delete_user | R Documentation |
Deletes the specified IAM user¶
Description¶
Deletes the specified IAM user. Unlike the Amazon Web Services Management Console, when you delete a user programmatically, you must delete the items attached to the user manually, or the deletion fails. For more information, see Deleting an IAM user. Before attempting to delete a user, remove the following items:
-
Password (
delete_login_profile
) -
Access keys (
delete_access_key
) -
Signing certificate (
delete_signing_certificate
) -
SSH public key (
delete_ssh_public_key
) -
Git credentials (
delete_service_specific_credential
) -
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) device (
deactivate_mfa_device
,delete_virtual_mfa_device
) -
Inline policies (
delete_user_policy
) -
Attached managed policies (
detach_user_policy
) -
Group memberships (
remove_user_from_group
)
Usage¶
Arguments¶
UserName
[required] The name of the user to delete.
This parameter allows (through its regex pattern) a string of characters consisting of upper and lowercase alphanumeric characters with no spaces. You can also include any of the following characters: _+=,.@-
Value¶
An empty list.