Use PutRolePermissionsBoundary with a CLI - AWS SDK Code Examples

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Use PutRolePermissionsBoundary with a CLI

The following code examples show how to use PutRolePermissionsBoundary.

CLI
AWS CLI

Example 1: To apply a permissions boundary based on a custom policy to an IAM role

The following put-role-permissions-boundary example applies the custom policy named intern-boundary as the permissions boundary for the specified IAM role.

aws iam put-role-permissions-boundary \
    --permissions-boundary arn:aws:iam::123456789012:policy/intern-boundary \
    --role-name lambda-application-role

This command produces no output.

Example 2: To apply a permissions boundary based on an AWS managed policy to an IAM role

The following put-role-permissions-boundary example applies the AWS managed PowerUserAccess policy as the permissions boundary for the specified IAM role.

aws iam put-role-permissions-boundary \
    --permissions-boundary arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/PowerUserAccess \
    --role-name x-account-admin

This command produces no output.

For more information, see Modifying a role in the AWS IAM User Guide.

PowerShell
Tools for PowerShell V4

Example 1: This example shows how to set the Permission boundary for a IAM Role. You can set AWS Managed policies or Custom policies as permission boundary.

Set-IAMRolePermissionsBoundary -RoleName MyRoleName -PermissionsBoundary arn:aws:iam::123456789012:policy/intern-boundary
Tools for PowerShell V5

Example 1: This example shows how to set the Permission boundary for a IAM Role. You can set AWS Managed policies or Custom policies as permission boundary.

Set-IAMRolePermissionsBoundary -RoleName MyRoleName -PermissionsBoundary arn:aws:iam::123456789012:policy/intern-boundary