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aws sts get-caller-identity command shows a role name that is attached to an EC2 instance. How do I change it to an IAM username as I set it in aws configure command?

secondabhi_aws · Accepted Answer

It seems, you already configured user profile, then just run the command this way:

aws sts get-caller-identity --profile

You can find profile name for the configured user at ~/.aws/config file. If you want to export ACCESS_KEY and SECRET_ACCESS_KEY in environment then you can simply export those in environment and run command:

aws sts get-caller-identity

This would also return the same user identity.

**Reference:** [How to configure AWS CLI](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-configure-files.html)

MHollanda · Answer

You can use the parameter --profile to use your current credentials set in aws confgure.

Check the links bellow to get more information:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/sts/get-caller-identity.html
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-configure-files.html

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