# Enable system report of user accounts, associated groups, and groups role permissions

- Source: https://support.icompaas.com/support/solutions/articles/62000229698-enable-system-report-of-user-accounts-associated-groups-and-groups-role-permissions
- Section: [Solutions](https://support.icompaas.com/support/solutions) › [General](https://support.icompaas.com/support/solutions/62000037933) › [Policy Updates](https://support.icompaas.com/support/solutions/folders/62000168784)
- Last updated: 2026-05-29
- Publisher: iCompaas, Inc. (https://www.icompaas.com)

**Description:**

This policy enables a system report that lists all user accounts, their associated groups, and the groups' role permissions. This report can be used to track user activity, identify potential security risks, and audit compliance with security policies.

**Rationale:**

The ability to track user activity and identify potential security risks is essential for maintaining the security of an AWS environment. This policy provides a valuable tool for doing so by providing a comprehensive report of user accounts, their associated groups, and the groups' role permissions.

**Impact:**

Enabling this policy will have no impact on the availability or performance of AWS resources. However, it will increase the amount of data that is stored in AWS.

**Default Value:**

AWS will not enable this policy by default.

**Pre-requisites:**

-   The user must have the appropriate permissions to enable this policy.
-   The user must have access to the AWS Management Console or the AWS CLI.

**Remediation Steps:**

To disable this policy, the user can follow these steps:

1.  In the AWS Management Console, navigate to the **IAM & Admin** page.
2.  Click on the **Policies** tab.
3.  Select the policy that you want to disable.
4.  Click on the **Disable** button.

**Test Plan:**

To test this policy, the user can follow these steps:

1.  Enable the policy.
2.  Generate the system report.
3.  Verify that the report includes all user accounts, their associated groups, and the groups' role permissions.

**Implementation Plan:**

To implement this policy, the user can follow these steps:

1.  Enable the policy.
2.  Generate the system report.
3.  Review the report to ensure that it is accurate and complete.

**AWS CLI Process:**

To enable this policy using the AWS CLI, the user can run the following command:

```
aws iam update-policy --policy-name <policy-name> --policy-document file://<policy-document-file>
```

The `policy-document-file` file should contain the following JSON:

```
{  "Version": "2012-10-17",  "Statement": [    {      "Effect": "Allow",      "Action": "iam:GenerateReport",      "Resource": "*"    }  ] }
```

**Using AWS GUI:**

To enable this policy using the AWS GUI, the user can follow these steps:

1.  In the AWS Management Console, navigate to the **IAM & Admin** page.
2.  Click on the **Policies** tab.
3.  Select the policy that you want to enable.
4.  Click on the **Edit** button.
5.  In the **Policy Document** section, paste the following JSON:

```
{  "Version": "2012-10-17",  "Statement": [    {      "Effect": "Allow",      "Action": "iam:GenerateReport",      "Resource": "*"    }  ] }
```

6.  Click on the **Save** button.

**Backout Plan:**

To revoke this policy, the user can follow these steps:

1.  In the AWS Management Console, navigate to the **IAM & Admin** page.
2.  Click on the **Policies** tab.
3.  Select the policy that you want to revoke.
4.  Click on the **Delete** button.

**Note:**

-   This policy is not required for all AWS environments.
-   The user should review the system report to ensure that it is accurate and complete.
-   The user should revoke this policy if it is no longer needed.

**Reference:**

-   AWS IAM Policy Reference: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference\_policies.html
-   AWS CLI Command Reference: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/iam/

**Section 2:**

-   Tags: user, group, permission, report
-   Keywords: IAM, policy, audit, compliance

## Related compliance guidance

- [SOC 2 compliance: a practical implementation guide for cloud-native SaaS teams](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/soc-2-trust-services-criteria): Configuration checks like this one are the technical half of a SOC 2 / ISO 27001 programme — the guide shows where they fit, what else an auditor expects, and how to evidence them.
- [ISO/IEC 27001:2022 compliance: a practical implementation guide](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/iso-27001-2022): ISO 27001 Annex A.8 (technological controls) is where cloud hardening evidence lands; the guide shows how to run the ISMS around it.