If you have inline policies in your account, you can convert them to managed policies. To do this, copy the policy to a new managed policy. Next, attach the new policy to the identity that has the inline policy. Then delete the inline policy.
Converting an
inline policy to a managed policy
To convert an inline policy to a managed policy
Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the IAM console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/iam/
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In the navigation pane, choose User groups, Users, or Roles.
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In the list, choose the name of the user group, user, or role that has the policy you want to remove.
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Choose the Permissions tab.
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For IAM groups, select the name of the inline policy that you want to remove. For users and roles, choose Show
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Choose Copy to copy the JSON policy document for the policy.
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In the navigation pane, choose Policies.
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Choose Create policy and then choose the JSON option.
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Replace the existing text with your JSON policy text, and then choose Next.
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Enter a name and optional description for your policy and choose Create policy.
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In the navigation pane, choose User groups, Users, or Roles, and again choose the name of the user group, user, or role that has the policy you want to remove.
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Choose the Permissions tab and then choose Add permissions.
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For IAM groups, select the checkbox next to the name of your new policy, choose Add permissions, and then choose Attach policy. For users or roles, choose Add permissions. On the next page, choose Attach existing policies directly, select the checkbox next to the name of your new policy, choose Next, and then choose Add permissions.
You are returned to the Summary page for your user group, user, or role.
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Select the checkbox next to the inline policy that you want to remove and choose Remove.
