Improve signposting of IAM api call restrictions #1057
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PR related to 99designs#1056 * Flag issue during 'Rotating credentials' section * Expand 'Temporary credentials limitations with STS, IAM' with 1) error user will encounter, 2) mitigations * ?correct? possible existing type in 'MFA' section (however I'm unsure if the entire sentence is valid)
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Thanks @ChristopherHackett |
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| ```shell | ||
| $ aws-vault exec <iam_user_profile> -- aws iam get-user | ||
| An error occurred (InvalidClientTokenId) when calling the GetUser operation: The security token included in the request is invalid | ||
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| An error occurred (InvalidClientTokenId) when calling the GetUser operation: The security token included in the request is invalid | ||
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| For restricted IAM operation you can add MFA to the IAM User and update your ~/.aws/config file with [MFA configuration](#mfa). Alternately you may avoid the temporary session entirely by using `--no-session`. |
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| For restricted IAM operation you can add MFA to the IAM User and update your ~/.aws/config file with [MFA configuration](#mfa). Alternately you may avoid the temporary session entirely by using `--no-session`. | |
| If you configure MFA for your the IAM user and update your ~/.aws/config file with [MFA configuration](#mfa) | |
| then AWS does not apply those restrictions. For some operations, you can instead use the long-term | |
| credentials (skipping use of a session) by using the `--no-session` option to `aws-vault`. |
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PR related to #1056