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Sign in to the AWS Management Console as the root user

When you first create an AWS account, you begin with one sign-in identity that has complete access to all AWS services and resources in the account. This identity is called the AWS account root user and is accessed by signing in with the email address and password that you used to create the account.

Important

We strongly recommend that you don't use the root user for your everyday tasks. Safeguard your root user credentials and use them to perform the tasks that only the root user can perform. For the complete list of tasks that require you to sign in as the root user, see Tasks that require root user credentials in the IAM User Guide.

To sign in as the root user

You can sign in as the root user while you are already signed in to another identity in the AWS Management Console. For details, see Signing in to multiple accounts in the AWS Management Console Getting Started Guide.

AWS accounts managed using AWS Organizations may not have root user credentials, and you must contact an administrator to perform root user actions in your member account. If you can't sign in as the root user, see Troubleshooting AWS account sign-in issues.

  1. Open the AWS Management Console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/.

    Note

    If you signed in previously as an IAM user using this browser, your browser might display the IAM user sign-in page instead. Choose Sign in using root user email.

  2. Choose Root user.

  3. Under Root user email address, enter the email address associated with your root user. Then, select Next.

  4. If you’re prompted to complete a security check, enter the characters presented to you to continue. If you can't complete the security check, try listening to the audio or refreshing the security check for a new set of characters.

    Tip

    Type the alphanumeric characters you see (or hear) in order without spaces.

  5. Enter your password.

  6. Authenticate with MFA. MFA is enforced by default on root users of standalone accounts and management accounts. For root users of member accounts, you must manually enable MFA, which is strongly recommended. For more information, see Multi-factor authentication for AWS account root user in the AWS Identity and Access Management User Guide.

    Tip

    As a security best practice, we recommend removing all root user credentials from member accounts in your AWS organization to help prevent unauthorized use. If you choose this option, member accounts can't sign in as the root user, perform password recovery, or set up MFA. In this case, only the management account administrator can perform a task that requires root user credentials in a member account. For details, see Centrally manage root access for member accounts in the AWS Identity and Access Management User Guide.

  7. Choose Sign in. The AWS Management Console appears.

After authentication the AWS Management Console opens to the Console Home page.

Additional information

If you want more information about the AWS account root user, refer to the following resources.