Configure IAM Profile

Update in Command

Configure Access key with default option

aws configure

# AWS Access Key ID: ACCESS_KEY_ID
# AWS Secret Access Key: SECRET_KEY
# Default region name: REGION
# Default output format: json

Region and Format List

Region list

Code	Global Location	Region Name
us-east-1	US East	N. Virginia
ap-southeast-1	Asia Pacific	Singapore
ap-south-2	Asia Pacific	Hyderabad

Format list

Code	Name
json	JSON
text	Text
table	Table

Configuration files

Credential file

vi ~/.aws/credentials

[profile ROLE]
aws_access_key_id = ACCESS_KEY_ID
aws_secret_access_key = SECRET_KEY

Update ROLE, ACCESS_KEY_ID and SECRET_KEY with real value.

Update user config

vi ~/.aws/config

[profile ROLE]
region = REGION
output = FORMAT

Update ROLE, REGION and FORMAT with real value.

Select Profile

Available profiles

aws configure list-profiles

Current profile

aws configure list

aws sts get-caller-identity

Set default profile

# Update in ~/.bashrc and ~/.zshrc file.
export AWS_DEFAULT_PROFILE=PROFILE_NAME
# export AWS_PROFILE=PROFILE_NAME

Set Profile in command

aws <commands> --profile PROFILE_NAME

Update PROFILE_NAME with real value.