**To list policy details for an IAM user** The following ``get-user-policy`` command lists the details of the specified policy that is attached to the IAM user named ``Bob``:: aws iam get-user-policy --user-name Bob --policy-name ExamplePolicy Output:: { "UserName": "Bob", "PolicyName": "ExamplePolicy", "PolicyDocument": { "Version": "2012-10-17", "Statement": [ { "Action": "*", "Resource": "*", "Effect": "Allow" } ] } } To get a list of policies for an IAM user, use the ``list-user-policies`` command. 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