How do I set up an IAM user and sign in to the AWS Management Console using IAM credentials?

Short description

If you're new to IAM, consider the following best practices before getting started:

• For a general overview of IAM, see What Is IAM?
• For a tutorial that helps you create a user with administrative permissions for yourself, see Creating your first IAM admin user and group.
• After you create your IAM user, sign in as that IAM user by following the instructions for How IAM users sign in to AWS.
• For a list of best practices to improve the security of your IAM resources and account, see Security best practices in IAM.
• For information on managing IAM policies and adding permissions to an IAM identity (IAM user, group, or role), see Managing IAM policies.

Resolution

To create a new IAM user, follow the instructions for Creating an IAM user in Your AWS Account.

Related information

Getting started with IAM

Business use cases for IAM