Change Access type for an IAM user

Question

Hi all,  
  
When I create a user in IAM, I have the choice of Programmatic access or AWS Management Console access. I can tick both boxes and creation time of course.  
  
If I have a user that has 'AWS Management Console access', is there a way to also give them Programmatic access after the account has been created?  
  
Thanks.  
  
Edited by: G. Williams on Jan 24, 2017 5:35 AM

Answer

Hello,  
  
It is very simple to add programmatic access to a user after it has been created. To do this  
- Visit the IAM console  
- Navigate to the "Users" page  
- Find the user you wish to grant programmatic access to, select the user, which will open the details page for that user.  
- Open the "Security Credentials" tab  
- Click "Create Access Key"  
  
The user can then use the access key to access AWS programmatically.  
  
Hope that helps.  
  
--Rob

Change Access type for an IAM user

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