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aws-iam: List policies.

$ aws iam list-policies

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The command "aws iam list-policies" is used to list all the IAM policies in your AWS account. IAM (Identity and Access Management) is a service provided by AWS that helps you manage and control user access to your AWS resources.

When you execute this command, it connects to the AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) service using your AWS credentials, and retrieves a list of all the policies in your account. These policies define permissions and access control policies that can be attached to IAM users, groups, or roles to grant or restrict access to various AWS resources.

The response from this command will include information about each policy, such as the policy name, policy ARN (Amazon Resource Name), policy ID, the date and time it was created, and the policy version.

This command can be useful in scenarios where you need to view and manage the existing IAM policies in your AWS account, or to check the metadata of a specific policy before attaching it to a user or a group.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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