**To create an IAM user** The following ``create-user`` command creates an IAM user named ``Bob`` in the current account:: aws iam create-user --user-name Bob Output:: { "User": { "UserName": "Bob", "Path": "/", "CreateDate": "2013-06-08T03:20:41.270Z", "UserId": "AIDAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE", "Arn": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/Bob" } } 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