AWS: Unable to configure profiles in AWS

Question

I had issues in accessing S3 buckets from EC2. I deleted both ~/.aws/config and ~/.aws/credentials files. Now, when I try to create the profiles again, I get this long list of exceptions:

$ aws configure --profile dev

Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/local/bin/aws", line 27, in sys.exit(main()) File "/usr/local/bin/aws", line 23, in main return awscli.clidriver.main() File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/awscli/clidriver.py", line 50, in main return driver.main() File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/awscli/clidriver.py", line 176, in main parser = self._create_parser() File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/awscli/clidriver.py", line 157, in _create_parser command_table = self._get_command_table() File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/awscli/clidriver.py", line 91, in _get_command_table self._command_table = self._build_command_table() File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/awscli/clidriver.py", line 111, in _build_command_table command_object=self) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/botocore/session.py", line 672, in emit return self._events.emit(event_name, **kwargs) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/botocore/hooks.py", line 356, in emit return self._emitter.emit(aliased_event_name, **kwargs) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/botocore/hooks.py", line 228, in emit return self._emit(event_name, kwargs) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/botocore/hooks.py", line 211, in _emit response = handler(**kwargs) File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/awscli/customizations/preview.py", line 70, in mark_as_preview service_name=original_command.service_model.service_name, File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/awscli/clidriver.py", line 351, in service_model return self._get_service_model() File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/awscli/clidriver.py", line 368, in _get_service_model api_version = self.session.get_config_variable('api_versions').get( File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/botocore/session.py", line 234, in get_config_variable logical_name) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/botocore/configprovider.py", line 227, in get_config_variable return provider.provide() File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/botocore/configprovider.py", line 324, in provide value = provider.provide() File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/botocore/configprovider.py", line 383, in provide config = self._session.get_scoped_config() File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/botocore/session.py", line 335, in get_scoped_config raise ProfileNotFound(profile=profile_name) botocore.exceptions.ProfileNotFound: The config profile (dev) could not be found [~] aws configure --profile dev Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/local/bin/aws", line 27, in sys.exit(main()) File "/usr/local/bin/aws", line 23, in main return awscli.clidriver.main() File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/awscli/clidriver.py", line 50, in main return driver.main() File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/awscli/clidriver.py", line 176, in main parser = self._create_parser() File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/awscli/clidriver.py", line 157, in _create_parser command_table = self._get_command_table() File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/awscli/clidriver.py", line 91, in _get_command_table self._command_table = self._build_command_table() File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/awscli/clidriver.py", line 111, in _build_command_table command_object=self) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/botocore/session.py", line 672, in emit return self._events.emit(event_name, **kwargs) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/botocore/hooks.py", line 356, in emit return self._emitter.emit(aliased_event_name, **kwargs) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/botocore/hooks.py", line 228, in emit return self._emit(event_name, kwargs) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/botocore/hooks.py", line 211, in _emit response = handler(**kwargs) File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/awscli/customizations/preview.py", line 70, in mark_as_preview service_name=original_command.service_model.service_name, File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/awscli/clidriver.py", line 351, in service_model return self._get_service_model() File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/awscli/clidriver.py", line 368, in _get_service_model api_version = self.session.get_config_variable('api_versions').get( File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/botocore/session.py", line 234, in get_config_variable logical_name) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/botocore/configprovider.py", line 227, in get_config_variable return provider.provide() File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/botocore/configprovider.py", line 324, in provide value = provider.provide() File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/botocore/configprovider.py", line 383, in provide config = self._session.get_scoped_config() File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/botocore/session.py", line 335, in get_scoped_config raise ProfileNotFound(profile=profile_name) botocore.exceptions.ProfileNotFound: The config profile (dev) could not be found

Answer 1

I manually updated ~/.aws/config file. This resolved the issue.

Answer 2

Its failing because you deleted those directories and like the error mentions, it can't find the profile.

You have to run:

$ aws configure