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Delete HSM users using AWS CloudHSM Management Utility

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Delete HSM users using AWS CloudHSM Management Utility - AWS CloudHSM

Use deleteUser in the AWS CloudHSM Management Utility (CMU) to delete a hardware security module (HSM) user. You must log in as a CO to delete another user.

Tip

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

To delete a user

  1. Use the configure tool to update the CMU configuration.

    Linux
    $ sudo /opt/cloudhsm/bin/configure --cmu <IP address>
    Windows
    C:\Program Files\Amazon\CloudHSM\bin\ configure.exe --cmu <IP address>
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    $ sudo /opt/cloudhsm/bin/configure --cmu <IP address>

  2. Start CMU.

    Linux
    $ /opt/cloudhsm/bin/cloudhsm_mgmt_util /opt/cloudhsm/etc/cloudhsm_mgmt_util.cfg
    Windows
    C:\Program Files\Amazon\CloudHSM> .\cloudhsm_mgmt_util.exe C:\ProgramData\Amazon\CloudHSM\data\cloudhsm_mgmt_util.cfg
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    $ /opt/cloudhsm/bin/cloudhsm_mgmt_util /opt/cloudhsm/etc/cloudhsm_mgmt_util.cfg

  3. Log in to the HSM as a CO user.

    aws-cloudhsm>loginHSM CO admin co12345

    Make sure the number of connections CMU lists match the number of HSMs in the cluster. If not, log out and start over.

  4. Use deleteUser to delete a user. 

    aws-cloudhsm>deleteUser CO example_officer

    CMU deletes the user.

    
Deleting user example_officer(CO) on 3 nodes
deleteUser success on server 0(10.0.2.9)
deleteUser success on server 1(10.0.3.11)
deleteUser success on server 2(10.0.1.12)

For more information about deleteUser, see deleteUser.

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