**To generate a credential report** The following example attempts to generate a credential report for the AWS account:: aws iam generate-credential-report Output:: { "State": "STARTED", "Description": "No report exists. Starting a new report generation task" } For more information, see `Getting Credential Reports for Your AWS Account`_ in the *Using IAM* guide. .. _`Getting Credential Reports for Your AWS Account`: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/credential-reports.html