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Use DeleteVirtualMfaDevice with a CLI

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Use DeleteVirtualMfaDevice with a CLI - AWS Identity and Access Management

The following code examples show how to use DeleteVirtualMfaDevice.

CLI
AWS CLI

To remove a virtual MFA device

The following delete-virtual-mfa-device command removes the specified MFA device from the current account.

aws iam delete-virtual-mfa-device \ --serial-number arn:aws:iam::123456789012:mfa/MFATest

This command produces no output.

For more information, see Deactivating MFA devices in the AWS IAM User Guide.

PowerShell
Tools for PowerShell

Example 1: This example deletes the IAM virtual MFA device whose ARN is arn:aws:iam::123456789012:mfa/bob.

Remove-IAMVirtualMFADevice -SerialNumber arn:aws:iam::123456789012:mfa/bob

Example 2: This example checks to see whether the IAM user Theresa has an MFA device assigned. If one is found, the device is disabled for the IAM user. If the device is virtual, then it is also deleted.

$mfa = Get-IAMMFADevice -UserName Theresa if ($mfa) { Disable-IAMMFADevice -SerialNumber $mfa.SerialNumber -UserName $name if ($mfa.SerialNumber -like "arn:*") { Remove-IAMVirtualMFADevice -SerialNumber $mfa.SerialNumber } }
AWS CLI

To remove a virtual MFA device

The following delete-virtual-mfa-device command removes the specified MFA device from the current account.

aws iam delete-virtual-mfa-device \ --serial-number arn:aws:iam::123456789012:mfa/MFATest

This command produces no output.

For more information, see Deactivating MFA devices in the AWS IAM User Guide.

For a complete list of AWS SDK developer guides and code examples, see Using this service with an AWS SDK. This topic also includes information about getting started and details about previous SDK versions.

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