From 3a289664a4010125f189e97abbf299b96c0cf41f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robert Peteuil Date: Mon, 8 May 2017 11:09:28 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Updating README.rst [ci skip] --- README.rst | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst index 473cba6..86acf9d 100644 --- a/README.rst +++ b/README.rst @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Platforms: - Linux - macOS (OS X) -- Windows (see `Windows Prereqs`_) +- Windows (see `Windows Prereqs`_ for ssh functionality) Installation ------------ @@ -67,9 +67,11 @@ Windows Prereqs Because Wiindows does not have a built-in ssh command, using the **awss ssh** command on windows requires: - Installation of `PuTTY suite `_ + - use the "Windows Installer", install all options, and include it on your path - Converting ssh keys from Amazon's ".pem" format to ".ppk" format + - keys can be converted using the `puttygen utility `_ (installed with PuTTY) - Powershell must be on the system (installed by default in recent versions of Windows) @@ -81,10 +83,11 @@ Configuration - Keys should be stored in the **.aws** folder in your home directory -**AWS Credentials** can be stored in either: +**AWS Credentials** can be stored using *either one of these two methods*: - Environment variables "AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID", "AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY" and "AWS_DEFAULT_REGION" - Files named "credentials" and "config" in the **.aws** folder in your home directory + - The Windows home directory is referred to by the environment variable %UserProfile% **{HOME}/.aws/credentials**