**To list policies for an IAM user** The following ``list-user-policies`` command lists the policies that are attached to the IAM user named ``Bob``:: aws iam list-user-policies --user-name Bob Output:: "PolicyNames": [ "ExamplePolicy", "TestPolicy" ] For more information, see `Adding a New User to Your AWS Account`_ in the *Using IAM* guide. .. _`Adding a New User to Your AWS Account`: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/Using_SettingUpUser.html