**To list the policies attached to an IAM role** The following ``list-role-policies`` command lists the names of the permissions policies for the specified IAM role:: aws iam list-role-policies --role-name Test-Role Output:: "PolicyNames": [ "ExamplePolicy" ] To see the trust policy attached to a role, use the ``get-role`` command. To see the details of a permissions policy, use the ``get-role-policy`` command. For more information, see `Creating a Role`_ in the *Using IAM* guide. .. _`Creating a Role`: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/creating-role.html