Deleting User - Do files remain?

Question

I need to delete a user from our system access.  When I delete the user does all of their uploaded files remain in the system or do they delete too?

Answer

Hi, deleting a user from IAM will not undo or delete the user's past actions. You do not have to worry about previously uploaded files being deleted.

From AWS documentation, deleting a user removes
* The user
* Any user group memberships—that is, the user is removed from any IAM user groups that the user was a member of
* Any password associated with the user
* Any access keys belonging to the user
* All inline policies embedded in the user (policies that are applied to a user via user group permissions are not affected)
* Any associated MFA device

Documentation for reference: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_users_manage.html#id_users_deleting

Hope it helps clarify your question :)

Deleting User - Do files remain?

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