Trying to create aws transfer access via CLI

Question

Hi,
I am trying to create aws file transfer access using CLI. Trying to add two folder permissions but getting below error.

```
aws transfer create-access --home-directory-type LOGICAL --home-directory-mappings [{"Entry":"/","Target":"/bucket_name/${transfer:Username}/folder1" },{ "Entry": "/", "Target":"/bucket_name/${transfer:Username}/folder2"}] --role arn:aws:iam::account_id:role/iam-role --server-id s-123456789ert43 --external-id S-1-2-34-123456789-1234567-123456789-1234
```

Error:

```
Error parsing parameter '--home-directory-mappings': Invalid JSON:
[{Entry:/,Target:/bucket_name//folder1
```
Any idea, what wrong with CLI command? Thanks in advance.

Accepted Answer

I was missing colon as suggested by @aws-user-Nitin and also When Entry is “/” you can only have one mapping, as overlapping paths are not allowed so added sub-directory to Entry.

```
aws transfer create-access --home-directory-type LOGICAL --home-directory-mappings '[{"Entry":"/folder1","Target":"/bucket_name/${transfer:Username}/folder1" },{ "Entry": "/folder2", "Target":"/bucket_name/${transfer:Username}/folder2"}]' --role arn:aws:iam::account_id:role/iam-role --server-id s-123456789ert43 --external-id S-1-2-34-123456789-1234567-123456789-1234
```

Answer

Hi - It expects property name enclosed in double quotes. Try to do like this by enclosing the json in single quote (')

```
--home-directory-mappings '[{"Entry":"/","Target":"/bucket_name/${Transfer:UserName}/folder1" },{ "Entry": "/", "Target":"/bucket_name/${Transfer:UserName}/folder2"}]'
```
Hope this helps.

Trying to create aws transfer access via CLI

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