Trouble with ‘eb init’ - Wrong Credentials Error on AWS Elastic Beanstalk

Question

I’ve been trying to set up my application on AWS Elastic Beanstalk using the EB CLI. Despite creating new keys and updating my AWS configuration multiple times, I keep encountering a ‘wrong credentials’ error when running eb init. I’ve checked my .aws/credentials file and confirmed that the access ID and secret key are correct. I’ve also tried running eb init with the --debug option for more detailed logs, but I’m still stuck. Has anyone else faced this issue, and how did you resolve it?

Sivaraman Selvam · Answer

Hello,

If you think you've configured the access and secret key correctly, as a first step I would recommend to run this command to ensure your credentials are working correctly. This command should return details about your IAM user if the credentials are correct.

```
aws sts get-caller-identity
```

Riku_Kobayashi · Answer

Hello.

Does it match the access key etc. that can be checked with the command below?  
```
aws configure list
```
Also, access keys have a priority order of loading, and even if they are set in the Credentials file, if the access key is set in an environment variable, it will be loaded from the environment variable.  
Therefore, please check whether the access key is set in the environment variable.  
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-chap-configure.html#configure-precedence

Trouble with ‘eb init’ - Wrong Credentials Error on AWS Elastic Beanstalk

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