Deleting IAM Users

You can delete an IAM user that is no longer needed.

Constraints

After an IAM user is deleted, they can no longer log in and their username, password, access keys, and authorizations will be cleared and cannot be recovered.

Make sure that the users to be deleted are no longer needed. If you are not sure, disable them rather than delete them so that they can be enabled if any service failures occur. To disable an individual IAM user, see Modifying Basic Information About an Individual IAM User. To disable multiple IAM users at a time, see Batch Modifying IAM User Information.
To remove an IAM user from a user group, see Adding IAM Users to or Removing IAM Users from a User Group.

Procedure

Log in to the IAM console. In the navigation pane, choose Users.
Click Delete in the row containing the IAM user you want to delete, and click OK.

Figure 1 Deleting an IAM user

Batch Deleting IAM Users

Log in to the IAM console. In the navigation pane, choose Users.
In the user list, select the users to be deleted and click Delete above the user list.

Figure 2 Batch deleting IAM users
In the displayed dialog box, confirm the deletion and click OK.