**To detach a policy from a user** This example removes the managed policy with the ARN ``arn:aws:iam::123456789012:policy/TesterPolicy`` from the user ``Bob``:: aws iam detach-user-policy --user-name Bob --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::123456789012:policy/TesterPolicy For more information, see `Overview of IAM Policies`_ in the *Using IAM* guide. .. _`Overview of IAM Policies`: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/policies_overview.html