aws-configure

Set up AWS CLI credentials, region, and output format.

TLDR

Configure default credentials

$ aws configure

Configure specific profile

$ aws configure --profile [production]

Set individual value

$ aws configure set region [us-west-2]

Get configuration value

$ aws configure get region

List all profiles

$ aws configure list-profiles

Configure an SSO session interactively

$ aws configure sso

SYNOPSIS

aws configure [options] [command]

aws configure manages AWS CLI configuration including credentials, default region, and output format. It stores settings in ~/.aws/credentials and ~/.aws/config files.The tool provides an interactive interface for setting up AWS access or programmatic access to individual configuration values.

PARAMETERS

--profile name

Configure specific named profile

CONFIGURATION

~/.aws/credentials

Stores access key ID and secret access key for each named profile.

~/.aws/config

Stores region, output format, and other settings for each named profile.

SUBCOMMANDS

list

Show current configuration with the source of each value

get key

Get a single configuration value

set key value

Set a single configuration value

import --csv file

Import credentials from an IAM-generated CSV file

list-profiles

List all configured profiles

sso

Interactively configure an AWS IAM Identity Center (SSO) profile

sso-session

Interactively configure a reusable SSO session

add-model

Add a custom service model to the CLI

CONFIGURATION VALUES

aws_access_key_id

AWS access key

aws_secret_access_key

AWS secret key

region

Default AWS region

output

Output format (json, text, table, yaml)

WORKFLOW

Interactive setup:

$ aws configure

INSTALL

sudo dnf install aws

sudo pacman -S aws-cli

sudo apk add aws-cli

sudo zypper install aws-cli

CAVEATS

Credentials stored in plain text. Use IAM roles on EC2 instead of credentials when possible. Never commit credentials to version control. Consider using aws-vault for secure credential management. Use --profile to avoid overwriting default credentials.