AWS CLI
How to switch profiles for AWS CLI
Let's say that you have multiple profiles in ~/.aws/credentials
. (default
for work and personal
for personal use.)
[default]
aws_access_key_id = XXXXXXXX
aws_secret_access_key = YYYYYYYY
[personal]
aws_access_key_id = VVVVVVVV
aws_secret_access_key = WWWWWWWW
We want to use AWS CLI with our personal
profile. How do we do that?
Well, the solution is to simply export AWS_PROFILE
in your terminal.
$ export AWS_PROFILE=personal
Going back to default
is also easy.
$ export AWS_PROFILE=default
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