How can I test my AWS command-line interface by using the AWS Command-line Interface itself?

 In the context of AWS, you can test Aws command line interface credentials programmatically by using the AWS command line interface itself by using these steps:-

Checking AWS cli Interface

You should ensure that you have the AWS Command line interface installed and updated to the latest version to access all available command

“AWS - - version”

Checking AWS command line interface configuration

You can try to verify that your AWS command line interface configuration is set up correctly with the required credentials region, and output format:-

“AWS Configure list”

Test AWS command line interface Credentials

You can use the AWS command line interface “sts get-caller-identity” command for the purpose of testing your credentials by retrieving information about the IAM user.

“ AWS sts get-caller-identity”

Verify permission

You can ensure that the IAM user or role should be associated with the Credentials should have. The necessary permission for the purpose of performing the intended AWS operations.

“AWS iam list- attached-user-policies - - user- name MyIAMUser”

Test AWS cli access

You can try to perform simple AWS command line interface operations such as listing an S3 bucket or EC2 Instance for the purpose of verifying that your credentials should have the required permissions and access to the AWS resources:-

  “ AWS S3 ls”