# Getting started with AWS CloudHSM key\$1mgmt\$1util
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AWS CloudHSM includes two command line tools with the [AWS CloudHSM client software](kmu-install-and-configure-client-linux.md#kmu-install-client). The [cloudhsm\$1mgmt\$1util](cloudhsm_mgmt_util-reference.md) tool includes commands to manage HSM users. The [key\$1mgmt\$1util](key_mgmt_util-reference.md) tool includes commands to manage keys. To get started with the key\$1mgmt\$1util command line tool, see the following topics. 

**Topics**
+ [Set up](key_mgmt_util-setup.md)
+ [Log in to the HSMs](key_mgmt_util-log-in.md)
+ [Log out from the HSMs](key_mgmt_util-log-out.md)
+ [Stop key\$1mgmt\$1util](key_mgmt_util-stop.md)

If you encounter an error message or unexpected outcome for a command, see the [Troubleshooting AWS CloudHSM](troubleshooting.md) topics for help. For details about the key\$1mgmt\$1util commands, see [Reference for AWS CloudHSM Key Management Utility commands](key_mgmt_util-reference.md).