diff --git a/s3/s3.py b/s3/s3.py
index 7284a6e..f5b25b6 100644
--- a/s3/s3.py
+++ b/s3/s3.py
@@ -102,3 +102,24 @@ def get_s3object_acl(access_key, secret_key, bucket, myfile):
             print('%s : doesnt have s3 access' % AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID)
         else:
             print "Unexpected error: %s" % e
+
+def get_s3objects_foraccount(AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY):
+    client = boto3.resource(
+            's3',
+            aws_access_key_id=AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID,
+            aws_secret_access_key=AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY,
+            region_name='us-east-1'
+    )
+    
+    try:
+        print('#### Trying to list s3 bucketsfor {} ####\n '.format(AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID))
+        for bucket in client.buckets.all():
+            print(bucket.name)
+        
+    except botocore.exceptions.ClientError as e:
+        if e.response['Error']['Code'] == 'InvalidClientTokenId':
+            sys.exit("The AWS KEY IS INVALID. Exiting")
+        elif e.response['Error']['Code'] == 'NotSignedUp':
+            print('%s : doesnt have s3 access' % AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID)
+        else:
+            print "Unexpected error: %s" % e
diff --git a/s3_list_buckets_for_acct.py b/s3_list_buckets_for_acct.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..111970c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/s3_list_buckets_for_acct.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import boto3
+import botocore
+
+import json
+import urllib
+import logging
+import sys,os
+import pprint
+
+pp = pprint.PrettyPrinter(indent=5, width=80)
+
+from s3.s3 import *
+
+#insert AWS key, will figure out how to pull this in from a single file for all scripts
+
+AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID = ''
+AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY =''
+
+
+#client = boto3.resource('s3')
+#for bucket in client.buckets.all():
+#    print(bucket.name)
+get_s3objects_foraccount(AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY)
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