AWS::ElastiCache::User

ElastiCache User

Resource Type definition for AWS::ElastiCache::User

Properties

8 configurable properties. 3 required. Click a row to see details.

Filter:

Property	Type	Flags
`Engine`	`string`	Required
`UserId`	`string`	RequiredCreate-only
`UserName`	`string`	RequiredCreate-only
`AccessString`	`string`	Write-only
`AuthenticationMode`	`object`	Write-only
`NoPasswordRequired`	`boolean`	Write-only
`Passwords`	`Array<string>`	Write-only
`Tags`	`Array<Tag>`

Return Values

Values returned after the resource is created. Access these with Fn::GetAtt.

Attribute	Type	Description
`Arn`	`string`	The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the user account.
`Status`	`string`	Indicates the user status. Can be "active", "modifying" or "deleting".

Sample CloudFormation Template

A minimal template with required properties and common optional ones.

template.yaml

AWSTemplateFormatVersion: "2010-09-09"
Description: Sample template for AWS::ElastiCache::User

Resources:
  MyResource:
    Type: AWS::ElastiCache::User
    Properties:
      UserId: "my-userid"
      UserName: "my-username"
      Engine: "redis"
      Tags:
        - Key: Environment
          Value: Production

Required IAM Permissions

Permissions CloudFormation needs in your IAM role to manage this resource.

create

elasticache:CreateUserelasticache:DescribeUserselasticache:ListTagsForResourceelasticache:AddTagsToResource

read

elasticache:DescribeUserselasticache:ListTagsForResource

update

elasticache:ModifyUserelasticache:DescribeUserselasticache:ListTagsForResourceelasticache:AddTagsToResourceelasticache:RemoveTagsFromResource

delete

elasticache:DeleteUserelasticache:DescribeUsers

list

elasticache:DescribeUserselasticache:ListTagsForResource

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Quick Facts

ServiceElastiCache

Properties10

Required3

TaggingSupported

Primary IDUserId

Supported Operations

CreateReadUpdateDeleteList

Immutable After Creation

These properties cannot be changed after the resource is created. Updating them triggers a replacement.

UserIdUserName

Related Resources

External Links

AWS Documentation