aws configure may have to generate ~/.aws/credentials instead ~/.aws/config

[wnoguchi]

I noticed difference of configuration loading behavior between default AWS SDK provided and awscli.

Configuring the AWS Command Line Interface - AWS Command Line Interface

And I found following article.

A New and Standardized Way to Manage Credentials in the AWS SDKs - AWS Security Blog

I wonder why that

aws configure

generates ~/.aws/config instead that general provided AWS SDK configuration file ~/.aws/credentials.

Does anyone knows this reason?
I think this behavior may cause another tools mismatch.

[davidski]

The AWS CLI currently uses the legacy credentials format. Take a look at #847 for the discussion on how best to migrate to the new format. It looks like code is landing shortly for the new feature. :)

[jamesls]

Yep, the code to switch over to ~/.aws/credentials is currently under code review. Once this has been reviewed it will be merged in and will be part of the next AWS CLI release.

[wnoguchi]

@davidski @jamesls Hi,
I understood, thanks!
I'll wait merged version AWS CLI release!