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# Appendix A: Adding IAM user policies
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 This section describes how to add IAM user policies to an AWS account. For more information, see [Creating an IAM user in your AWS account](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/Using_SettingUpUser.html) in the *User Guide*. 

1.  In the AWS Management Console, choose **Services > IAM**.   
![\[Screen capture of the IAM console\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/latest/setting-up-multi-user-environments/images/iam-in-console.jpg)

1.  Choose **Users**. 

1.  Choose **Add Users**.   
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1.  Enter name of the IAM user to be created. 

1.  Choose **Next**.   
![\[Screen shot of Set User Details.\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/latest/setting-up-multi-user-environments/images/set-user-details.png)

1.  Choose **Next** to attach a user policy.   
![\[Screen showing Attach existing policies.\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/latest/setting-up-multi-user-environments/images/add-policy.png)

1.  If none of these policies work for your use case, you can Create a policy and attach it. You can create the policy using the Interface, or you can create a custom JSON policy with one of the examples from [Appendix B](appendix-b.md)***.***   
![\[Screen shot of Create Policy\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/latest/setting-up-multi-user-environments/images/create-policy.png)

1.  Paste the proper policy from [Appendix B](appendix-b.md). 

1.  Choose **Apply Policy**. 

1.  On the previous screen, refresh the policy list, and attach the policy you just created. 

1. Choose **Download Credentials**. Save the downloaded file in a secure location, as these are the user’s access key ID and secret access key. They will need these to use the AWS API.   
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