Resolve Error Configuring Terraform AWS Provider on Windows - DevPops-Inc/windows GitHub Wiki

• The following resolution is for if you receive an error configuring a Terraform AWS provider when trying to run terraform apply on Windows.
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• Go to the AWS console in a web browser, expand the profile menu and select “Security credentials.”
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• Expand the “Access keys (access key ID and secret access key)” menu and select “Create New Access Key.”
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• Select “Download Key File.”
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• Select “Save File” and click “OK.”
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• Press the Windows key, type “notepad” and select “Open.”
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• Expand the “File” menu and select “Open.”
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• Browse to the location of the file, expand the file menu and select “All Files.”
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• Select the credentials file and select “Open.”
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• Highlight the first row and press the “Delete” key twice.
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• Highlight terraform,, and press the “Delete” key.
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• Press the “Enter” key to move the line down.
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• Press the up arrow and type [default].
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• Click on the left of the second line and type aws_access_key_id=.
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• Click on the right of the first comma, press the “Backspace” and “Enter” keys to bring the access key down one line.
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• Click on the left of the third line and type aws_secret_access_key=.
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• Scroll to the right, highlight ,https://< AWS number >.signin.aws.amazon.com/console and press the “Backspace” key.
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• Expand the “File” menu and select “Save As…”
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• Expand the “Local Disk (C:)” and “Users” menus.
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• Expand your profile menu and select “.aws” folder. Change the filename to “credentials” in the “File name:” box and select “Save.”
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• Close the Notepad application.
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• Press the Windows key, type “Git Bash” and select “Open.”
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• Type cd < Terraform file directory > and press the “Enter” key to change directory to where the Terraform file is.
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• Type ls and press the “Enter” key to sanity check the Terraform file is there.
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• Type terraform init and press the “Enter” key to initialize Terraform.
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• Type terraform plan and press the “Enter” key to see the plan before going live.
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• Type terraform apply and press the “Enter” key to apply the configuration.
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• Type yes and press the “Enter” key to confirm.
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