AWS Credentials

AWS Access Keys are required for interfacing with AWS through the command-line interface.

• Different from the key pair used to validate logins

If you have not setup AWS Credentials, but need them, here are some simple instructions:

1. In your EC2 Dashboard, click on your name in the upper right hand corner
   1. Select Security Credentials

Amazon recommends you use IAM Users:

• If you don't already have this setup
  • Amazon will prompt you to set it up
    • Select Get Started with IAM Users
  • If you don't get this prompt and want to setup IAM Users, select the Users tab on the left
  • Select Create New Users
    • Enter your user names
    • Ensure Generate an access key for each user has a checkmark next to it
    • Click Create
    • Select Download Credentials and store in a safe/private/secure location
      • This download contains your Access Key Id and your Secret Access Key - you will need these later if you use StarCluster
  • In the Users menu, select the user
    • Attach the appropriate policy for that user.
      • If you want full access, just set to Administrator Access & Apply the policy

See http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSSimpleQueueService/latest/SQSGettingStartedGuide/AWSCredentials.html for Amazon's instructions and links to further information.

See http://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/Using_WorkingWithGroupsAndUsers.html for information about users and groups.

See Amazon for more information on IAMs, users, and policies.