How to Install and Configure AWS CLI on RHEL 7
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The document provides instructions for installing and configuring the AWS CLI on RHEL 7. It describes downloading and installing the AWS CLI bundle, obtaining AWS access keys from the management console, and configuring the CLI with the access keys to enable AWS commands. A sample command is also run to demonstrate the configured CLI.
How to Install and Configure AWS CLI on RHEL 7
- 1. How To Install and Configure AWS CLI on RHEL 7 i | P a g e Table of Contents Overview.......................................................................................................................................................1 Applies To......................................................................................................................................................1 Pre-Requisites ...............................................................................................................................................1 Installation ....................................................................................................................................................1 Check Packages.........................................................................................................................................1 Download AWS CLI Bundler......................................................................................................................1 Unzip bundle.............................................................................................................................................1 Install.........................................................................................................................................................2 Test Installation Status..............................................................................................................................2 Configuring AWS CLI .....................................................................................................................................2 AWS Portal – Security Credentials............................................................................................................2 Portal – Access Key ...................................................................................................................................3 Portal – Access Key ...................................................................................................................................3 Configure CLI.............................................................................................................................................4 CLI Configuration Files ..............................................................................................................................4 Run Sample CLI..........................................................................................................................................4
- 2. How To Install and Configure AWS CLI on RHEL 7 1 | P a g e Overview Amazon Web Services Command Line Interface (CLI) is a unified tool to manage your AWS services. You can control multiple AWS services from the command line and automate them through scripts. In this guide we will navigate through the steps of installation and configuration of AWS CLI interface. Applies To Tested on RHEL 7, CentOS 7. Pre-Requisites Python 2 version 2.6.5+ or Python 3 version 3.3+ Installation Installation of Amazon CLI is a simple procedure. Check Packages rpm -qa | grep python Download AWS CLI Bundler curl "https://s3.amazonaws.com/aws-cli/awscli-bundle.zip" -o "awscli-bundle.zip" Unzip bundle unzip awscli-bundle.zip
- 3. How To Install and Configure AWS CLI on RHEL 7 2 | P a g e Install ./awscli-bundle/install -i /usr/local/aws -b /usr/local/bin/aws Parameter Purpose -i Installation directory -b Binary Location for AWS CLI Test Installation Status /usr/local/bin/aws --version or aws help Configuring AWS CLI First step before you configure the AWS CLI, you need to get the “AWS Access Key ID” and “AWS Secret Access Key” from the AWS Management console from the root user “Security Credentials” menu option and click on “Create New Access Key”. AWS Access Key = Your Account Access Key AWS Secret Access Key = Your Account Secret Access Key AWS Portal – Security Credentials After login into the AWS portal, click on “Security Credentials” option.
- 4. How To Install and Configure AWS CLI on RHEL 7 3 | P a g e Portal – Access Key Click on option “Access Keys (Access Key ID and Secret Access Key)” and click on “Create New Access Key” button, to generate a new key. Note: you can also download the access key file. Portal – Access Key Click on option “Access Keys (Access Key ID and Secret Access Key)”.
- 5. How To Install and Configure AWS CLI on RHEL 7 4 | P a g e Configure CLI Once you have generate the access key ID and secret access key, you may configure cli, to configure the cli run the command; aws configure CLI Configuration Files After configuring the AWS CLI, the configuration files are stored in the user’s home directory under “.aws” folder. config file will contain the options set and credentials file will user credentials. cd ~/; pwd; ll Run Sample CLI To demonstrate the cli command execution, we will check for availability zones in text output, run the below command; aws ec2 describe-availability-zones