Delete HSM users using CloudHSM CLI

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Delete HSM users using CloudHSM CLI - AWS CloudHSM

Use user delete in the CloudHSM CLI to delete a hardware security module (HSM) user. You must log in as an admin to delete another user.

You can't delete crypto users (CU) that own keys.

Use the following command to start CloudHSM CLI interactive mode.


$ /opt/cloudhsm/bin/cloudhsm-cli interactive

Use the login command and log in to the cluster as the admin.
```
aws-cloudhsm > login --username <USERNAME> --role admin
```
The system prompts you for your password. Enter the password, and the output shows that the command was successful.
```
Enter password:
{
  "error_code": 0,
  "data": {
    "username": "admin",
    "role": "admin"
  }
}
```

Use the user delete command to delete the user.


aws-cloudhsm > user delete --username <USERNAME> --role <ROLE>

For more information about user delete, see deleteUser.

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