AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate (legacy) — Question 395

A group in IAM can contain many users. Can a user belong to multiple groups?

Answer options

• A. Yes, a user can be a member of up to 150 groups.
• B. Yes, a user can be a member of up to 50 groups.
• C. Yes, a user can be a member of up to 100 groups.
• D. Yes, a user can be a member of up to 10 groups.

Correct answer: D

Explanation

In AWS IAM, a single user can indeed belong to multiple groups to inherit various permission sets. By default, AWS limits the number of IAM groups a single user can belong to to 10. The other options represent incorrect limit thresholds for standard IAM user configurations.