im trying to run pulumi from a machine that has roles to cre

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im trying to run pulumi from a machine that has roles to create infrastructure is there a way to tell pulumi to use the machine roles instead of asking for aws credentials secret key id and secret key

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better-zoo-17970 · Answer

Thanks i will try this

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but this assumes that i create the role then use it i want to just use a role

better-zoo-17970 · Answer

that i dont have the keys for

crooked-pillow-11944 · Answer

You need an access key for any api request to AWS This is how IAM works

crooked-pillow-11944 · Answer

Is the machine that you re running this on an ec2 instance If so you can use an instance profile and allow that role to assume another role

crooked-pillow-11944 · Answer

Checkout <https medium com swlh aws iam assuming an iam role from an ec2 instance 882081386c49|https medium com swlh aws iam assuming an iam role from an ec2 instance 882081386c49>