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List All Iam Roles

List all IAM roles associated with your account using the Exo CLI.

$
Terminal
exo iam role list

When To Use

When auditing IAM roles or troubleshooting permission issues.

Pro Tip

Use the `--region` flag to limit the results to a specific region, which can significantly reduce retrieval time in accounts with numerous roles.

Anatomy of Output

Understanding the result

Found 5 IAM roles: Overview

Indicates the total number of roles discovered.

Role Name: AdminRole | Last Updated: 2023-10-01 | Created: 2023-01-15 Role Details

Each line provides the name, last updated date, and creation date.

Role Name: UserRole | Last Updated: 2023-08-01 | Created: 2023-02-20 Role Summary

Shows additional roles listed.

Power User Variants

Optimized versions

exo iam role list --region us-east-1

List roles in the US East region.

exo iam role list --output json

Output the list in JSON format for further processing.

Troubleshooting

Common pitfalls

Error: Unauthorized to list IAM roles.

Solution: Ensure your user/role has the 'iam:ListRoles' permission.

Error: Region not found.

Solution: Verify the specified region and ensure that you have access to it.

Error: IAM service is unavailable.

Solution: Check your network connection or service availability in the AWS Dashboard for IAM.

Command Breakdown

What each part is doing

exo
Base Command
The executable that performs this operation. Here it runs Exo before the shell applies any redirect operators.

Alternative Approaches

Comparable commands in other tools

Alternative cloud infrastructure tools for the same job.