How to set up AWS CLI

The aim of this page📝 is to quickly setup AWS CLI.

1. PIP install

pip install awscli --upgrade --user

2. CREDS

• Open the following URL

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https://<region>.console.aws.amazon.com/iam/home#/users/<user>?section=security_credentials
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https://us-east-1.console.aws.amazon.com/iam/home#/users/pavol@gmail.com?section=security_credentials

1. Make sure you have programmatic access
2. Give yourself AdministratorAccess permission for the sake of the test
3. get access key_id
4. get key

3. CONFIGURE

• with access key_id and the secret key run

aws configure

• you are prompted for both + default region + output format
• for output format, chose text (you can enter also json or table)
• test you have access by listing your s3 buckets

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2019-06-07 15:41:11 aws-athena-query-results-010101010101-eu-central-1
2020-06-23 19:46:28 aws-athena-query-results-010101010101-eu-west-1
2020-06-30 12:55:49 aws-athena-query-results-010101010101-us-east-1
2020-06-17 17:14:12 aws-athena-query-results-010101010101-us-east-2
2020-06-25 22:26:17 aws-athena-query-results-010101010101-us-west-2

4. AWS PROFILE

• this will create another profile that can be used
• you still need account_id and secret key
• these are added to the config file

aws configure --profile <name>

• to use another profile use --profile <name> with the command, e.g.

aws --profile foo2 s3 ls

5. AWS FILES

• aws stores files in .aws file of the user

▶ cd .aws
~\.aws ⚡                                                     ◷ 10:41:34 AM
▶ dir

    Directory: C:\Users\Admin\.aws

Mode                 LastWriteTime         Length Name
----                 -------------         ------ ----
-a---           7/29/2022 10:35 AM             46 config
-a---           7/29/2022 10:35 AM            119 credentials