paulovlobato/aws-profile-updater

AWS Profile Updater

AWS Profile Updater is a utility script written in Python that helps you update your AWS credentials for a specific profile in the ~/.aws/credentials file with the credentials copied to your clipboard. It is especially helpful when you frequently switch between AWS profiles and need to update credentials.

Requirements

• Python 3
• An AWS account and access to AWS IAM to generate security credentials.
• A configured ~/.aws/credentials file with the profiles you want to update.

Installation

1. Clone this repository to your local machine.

   git clone https://github.com/paulovlobato/aws-profile-updater.git
   cd aws-profile-updater

2. Move the script directory to a location that's common for executable scripts, such as /usr/local/bin:

   mv /path/to/aws-profile-updater /usr/local/bin

   Replace /path/to/aws-profile-updater with the actual path to your script's directory.

3. Update the PATH environment variable. You can add the following line to your ~/.bash_profile or ~/.zshrc file, depending on the shell you are using:

   export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin/aws-profile-updater

   Then source the file:

   source ~/.bash_profile  # if you use bash shell

   Or:

   source ~/.zshrc  # if you use zsh shell

4. Make sure the update_aws_profile.sh script is executable. If it isn't, run this command to make it so:

   chmod +x /usr/local/bin/aws-profile-updater/update_aws_profile.sh

Usage

1. Clone this repository to your local machine.

   git clone https://github.com/paulovlobato/aws-profile-updater.git
   cd aws-profile-updater

2. Copy your new AWS credentials to your clipboard. Make sure they are in the following format:

   aws_access_key_id = your_access_key
   aws_secret_access_key = your_secret_key
   aws_session_token = your_session_token
   

3. Run the update_aws_profile.sh shell script with the name of the AWS profile you want to update as the argument. For example:

   chmod +x update_aws_profile.sh
   ./update_aws_profile.sh your_profile_name

   This script automatically fetches the credentials from your clipboard and passes them to the Python script.

Details

The Python script update_aws_profile.py does the heavy lifting. It takes two command-line arguments: the name of the AWS profile to update, and a string of new AWS credentials. It then updates the specified AWS profile in your ~/.aws/credentials file with the new credentials.

The shell script update_aws_profile.sh serves as a handy wrapper that fetches the credentials from your clipboard using the pbpaste command, and then invokes the Python script with the appropriate arguments.

Note

Ensure you have the necessary permissions to read and write the ~/.aws/credentials file.