AWS Credentials
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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:
- In your EC2 Dashboard, click on your name in the upper right hand corner
- 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
- Select
- 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
- If you want full access, just set to
- Attach the appropriate policy for that user.
- Amazon will prompt you to set it up
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.