github.com/armen/terraform@v0.5.2-0.20150529052519-caa8117a08f1/website/source/docs/providers/aws/r/iam_user.html.markdown (about) 1 --- 2 layout: "aws" 3 page_title: "AWS: aws_iam_user" 4 sidebar_current: "docs-aws-resource-iam-user" 5 description: |- 6 Provides an IAM user. 7 --- 8 9 # aws\_iam\_user 10 11 Provides an IAM user. 12 13 ## Example Usage 14 15 ``` 16 resource "aws_iam_user" "lb" { 17 name = "loadbalancer" 18 path = "/system/" 19 } 20 21 resource "aws_iam_access_key" "lb" { 22 user = "${aws_iam_user.lb.name}" 23 status = "Active" 24 } 25 26 resource "aws_iam_user_policy" "lb_ro" { 27 name = "test" 28 user = "${aws_iam_user.lb.name}" 29 policy = <<EOF 30 { 31 "Version": "2012-10-17", 32 "Statement": [ 33 { 34 "Action": [ 35 "ec2:Describe*" 36 ], 37 "Effect": "Allow", 38 "Resource": "*" 39 } 40 ] 41 } 42 EOF 43 } 44 ``` 45 46 ## Argument Reference 47 48 The following arguments are supported: 49 50 * `name` - (Required) The user's name. 51 * `path` - (Optional, default "/") Path in which to create the user. 52 53 ## Attributes Reference 54 55 The following attributes are exported: 56 57 * `unique_id` - The [unique ID][1] assigned by AWS. 58 * `arn` - The ARN assigned by AWS for this user. 59 60 [1]: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/Using_Identifiers.html#GUIDs