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Verification code from AWS

Hello, I want to know that whenever i login AWS console after one or two days. Everytime time, it ask me verification code and email id is root user (its my boss email id) and everytime i have to ask about verification code. Could you please let me know can i change root user email id in account setting or any other alternative solution. It is bit urgent for me. My account id is 654654411633.

Topics: Management & Governance
Tags: AWS Account Management
Language: English

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Hello.

The root user's email address can be changed by following the steps in the document below.
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/manage-acct-update-root-user.html

By the way, AWS best practices recommend using IAM users instead of root users for daily operations.
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_users.html